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Game  Laws  for  1919 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919 

A  SUMMARY  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  FEDERAL, 
STATE,  AND  PROVINCIAL  STATUTES 


GEO.  A.  LAWYER 

Chief,  U.  S.  Game  Warden,  and 


FRANK  L.  EARNSHAW 


Assistant,  Interstate  Commerce  in  Game 


Bob-white 

FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077 
UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE 


Contribution  from  the  Bureau  of  Biological  Survey 

E.  W.  NELSON,  Chief 
Washington,  D.  C.  August,  1919 


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OFFICIALS  FROM  WHOM  COPIES  OF  GAME  LAWS  MAY  BE 

OBTAINED. 


Alabama:  State  game  and  fish  commissioner, 
Montgomery. 

Alaska:  The  governor,  Juneau  ;  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Arizona:  State  game  warden,  Phoenix. 

Arkansas:  Secretary,  game  and  fish  commis- 
sion, Little  Rock. 

California:  Executive  officer,  fish  and  game 
commission,  New  Call  Building,  San 
Francisco. 

Colorado:  State  game  and  fish  commissioner, 
Denver. 

Connecticut:  Secretary,  commission  of  fish- 
eries and  game,  Hartford. 

Delaware:  Chief  game  warden,  Dover. 

District  ef  Columbia:  Superintendent  metro- 
politan police,  Washington. 

Florida:  Secretary  of  State,  Tallahassee. 

Georgia:  Game  and  fish  commissioner,  At- 
lanta. 

Idaho:  Fish  and  game  warden,  Boise. 

Illinois:  Chief  game  and  fish  warden, 
Springfield, 

Indiana:  Director,  department  of  conserva- 
tion, Indianapolis. 

Iowa:  State  fish  and  game  warden,  Lansing. 

Kansas:  State  fish  and  game  warden,  Pratt. 

Kentucky:  Executive  agent,  game  and  fish 
commission,  Frankfort. 

Louisiana:  Commissioner  of  conservation, 
Court  Building,  New  Orleans. 

Maine:  Commissioner  of  inland  fisheries  and 
game,  Augusta. 

Maryland:  State  game  warden,  512  Munsey 
Building,  Baltimore. 

Massachusetts:  Chairman,  commissioners  of 
fisheries  and  game,  State  House,  Boston. 

Michigan:  Commissioner  game,  fish,  and  for- 
est-fire department,  Lansing. 

Minnesota:  Game  and  fish  commissioner,  St. 
Paul. 

Mississippi:  Secretary  of  State,  Jackson. 

Missouri:  Game  and  fish  commissioner,  Jef- 
ferson City. 

Montana:  State  game  warden,  Helena. 

Nebraska:  Chief  deputy,  game  and  fish  com- 
mission, Lincoln. 

Nevada:  State  fish  and  game  warden,  Car- 
son City. 

New  Hampshire:  Fish  and  game  commis- 
sioner, Sunapee.  . 

New  Jersey:  Secretary,  board  of  fish  and 
game  commissioners,  Trenton. 

New  Mexico:  Game  and  fish  warden,  Sauta 
Fe. 

New  York:  Secretary  of  conservation,  corn- 
mission,  Albany. 

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North  Carolina:  Secretary  Audubon  Society 
of  North  Carolina,  Raleigh. 

North  Dakota:  Secretary,  game  and  fish 
board,  Steele. 

Ohio:  Chief  game  warden,  board  of  agricul- 
ture, Columbus. 

Oklahoma:  State  game  warden,  Oklahoma 
City. 

Oregon:  State  game  warden,  Portland. 

Pennsylvania:  Secretary,  board  of  game 
commissioners,  Harrisburg. 

Rhode  Island:  Chairman,  commissioners  of 
birds,  Rumford. 

South  Carolina:  Chief  game  warden,  Colum- 
bia. 

South  Dakota:    State  game   warden,    Pierre. 

Tennessee:  State  game  and  fish  warden, 
Nashville. 

Texas:  Game,  fish,  and  oyster  commissioner, 
Austin. 

Utah:  Fish  and  game  commissioner,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Vermont:  Fish  and  game  commissioner, 
Cambridge. 

Virginia:  Commissioner  of  game  and  inland 
fisheries,  Richmond. 

Washington:  Chief  game  warden  and  State 
fish  commissioner,  Seattle ;  chief  deputy 
game  warden,  Spokane. 

West  Virginia:  Forest,  gam^,  and  fish  war- 
den, Philippi. 

Wisconsin:   Secretary,  con- 
sion,   Madison. 

Wyoming:  State  game  warden,  Lander. 

CANADA. 

Alberta:  Chief  game  guardian,  Edmonton. 

British  Columbia:  Game  conservation  board, 
Victoria. 

Manitoba:   Chief  game  guardian,    Winnipr-g. 

New  Brunswick:  Chief  game  and  fire  war- 
den, Richibucto. 

Northwest  Territories:  Commissioner  of 
parks,  Ottawa. 

Nova  Scotia:  Chief  game  commissioner,  Hal- 
ifax. 

Ontario:  Superintendent  game  and  fisheries, 
Toronto. 

Prince  Edward  Island:  Game  inspector, 
Charlottetown. 

Quebec:  General  inspector  of  fisheries  and 
game,  Quebec. 

Saskatchewan:  Chief  game  guardian.  Regina. 

Yukon:  Gold  commissioner,  Dawson. 

Colony  of  Newfoundland:  Secretary,  depart- 
ment of  marine  and  fisheries,  St.  Johns. 


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GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919. 

A  SUMMARY  OF  FEDERAL,  STATE,  AND  PROVINCIAL  STATUTES. 


CONTENTS. 


Review  of  legislation  of  1910 

Summary  of  laws  relating  to  seasons, 
licenses,  limits,  sale,  and  export 

Disposition  of  game  raised  in  cap- 
tivity   

New  laws  passed  in  1919 

Lacey  Act,  regulating  interstate  com- 
merce in  game 

Tariff  act  prohibiting  importation  of 
plumage 

Law  protecting  birds  and  their  eggs 
oa  Federal  bird  reservations-- 


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Hunting  on  national  forests 

Treaty  for  the  protection  of  migra- 
tory birds 

Migratory-bird  treaty  act 

Migratory-bird  treaty  act  regula- 
tions  

Order  permitting  the  killing  of  bobo- 
links, reedbirds,  or  rice  birds 

Canadian  regulations  under  migra- 
tory-birds convention  act 

Canadian  tariff  act  prohibiting  im- 
portation of  plumage 


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REVIEW  OF  LEGISLATION  OF  1919. 

The  objects  of  this  bulletin,  containing  the  twentieth  annual  sum- 
man'  of  Federal  and  other  game  laws  and  regulations,  are  to  present 
the  provisions  of  game  legislation  in  convenient  form  for  sportsmen 
and  others,  and  to  show  its  general  condition  and  trend  from  year 
to  year.1 

Legislative  sessions  were  held  in  44  States,  in  41  of  which  more  or 
less  extensive  changes  were  made  in  the  game  laws.  While  the  num- 
ber of  game  laws  enacted  does  not  equal  the  total  number  passed  in 
other  years  when  most  of  the  legislatures  were  in  session,  the  volume 
compares  favorably  with  records  of  previous  years,  owing  to  the  num- 
ber of  States  which  amended  and  codified  their  game  legislation. 
Arkansas,  Illinois,  Minnesota,  Ohio,  Texas,  and  Utah  passed  gen- 
eral measures  revising  their  game  laws.  Considerable  progress  was 
made  along  the  line  of  harmonizing  State  legislation  with  the  migra- 
tory-bird treaty  act  and  the  regulations  thereunder.  In  South  Caro- 
lina the  Federal  regulations  were  adopted  as  the  law  of  the  State.  In 
New  York  the  seasons  for  Long  Island,  and  in  Arkansas,  Illinois, 
Minnesota,  Ohio,  South  Dakota,  and  Texas  open  seasons  or  other 
provisions,  were  made  to  conform  to  the  Federal  regulations. 

BIG  GAME. 

Some  very  beneficial  legislation  for  the  protection  of  big  game 
was  enacted  this  year,  among  the  most  noteworthy  of  which  was 
the  action  of  Maine  in  repealing  the  provision  which  allowed  resi- 

1  Provisions  relating  to  methods  of  capture,  game  refuges,  enforcement  of  laws,  dis- 
position of  fines  and  fees,  and  matters  of  minor  importance  are  omitted.  These  may  be 
found  by  reference  to  the  laws  themselves  or  to  pamphlet  editions  of  the  game  laws, 
obtainable  in  most  of  the  States  from  proper  officials.  Provisions  relating  to  seasons, 
licenses,  limits,  possession,  sale,  and  export,  and^  a  few  miscellaneous  matters  have  been 
compiled  and  grouped  under  State  and  other  Governments,  alphabetically  arranged,  thereby 
enabling  persons  interested  to  secure  conveniently  a  brief  synopsis  of  the  laws. 

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dents  to  export  deer.  Federal  investigations  disclosed  that  residents 
of  Maine  and  New  Hampshire  had  been  illegally  shipping  large 
numbers  of  deer  to  the  Boston  markets,  and  the  magnitude  of  this 
illegal  traffic,  as  indicated  by  the  convictions  secured  in;  Federal 
courts,  was  doubtlessly  instrumental  in  initiating  this  legislation. 
Another  most  important  provision  of  the  legislation  in  Maine,  and 
one  of  far-reaching  consequences,  was  that  prohibiting  the  use  of 
deer  and  moose  in  lumber  camps.  The  deer  seasons  were  shortened 
from  5  to  15  days  in  Maine,  New  Mexico,  Vermont,  and  Wyoming. 
Close  seasons  throughout  the  year  were  prescribed  for  does  in  Mis- 
souri and  Wyoming,  and  for  all  deer  in  Ohio  and  West  Virginia. 
The  limits  on  deer  were  reduced  from  two  to  one  a  season  in  New 
York  and  Ontario.  Nova  Scotia  lengthened  the  season  on  deer  one 
week,  and  New  York,  Texas,  and  Vermont  repealed  laws  protecting 
does. 

Saskatchewan  closed  the  Province  to  elk  hunting,  and  West  Vir- 
ginia continued  the  close  term  on  these  animals  until  1927;  Wyo- 
ming shortened  the  open  season  two  weeks,  reduced  the  limit  from 
two  to  one  a  season,  and  repealed  the  provision  permitting  a  resident 
to  kill  one  additional  elk  under  a  special  $10  license.  Idaho  length- 
ened the  season  two  weeks  on  elk  in  counties  having  an  open  season, 
and  Montana  modified  the  seasons  in  certain  counties  and  opened  a 
few  counties  to  elk  hunting  which  heretofore  had  been  closed. 

Mention  should  here  be  made  of  the  program  evolved  by  the 
Forest  Service  and  the  Bureau  of  Biological  Survey  for  the  con- 
servation and  maintenance  of  elk  in  the  Yellowstone  National  Park 
region.  Here  is  found  the  greatest  aggregate  of  large  game  now  in 
existence  in  such  a  limited  area;  within  the  United  States.  The  pro- 
gram is  the  result  of  investigations  by  these  two  bureaus  of  the 
Department  of  Agriculture,  made  with  a  view  to  devising  a  prac- 
ticable plan  to  conserve  the  remnant  of  this  once  numerous  and 
widely  distributed  noble  game  animal.1 

Maine  permitted  moose  to  be  hunted  during  the  last  ten  days 
of  November,  the  first  open  season  on  these  animals  since  1915; 
and  Nova  Scotia  shortened  the  open  season  two  weeks.  Wyoming 
shortened  the  season  on  sheep  six  weeks  and  extended  the  term  of 
protection  on  moose  and  antelope  until  1925.  Alberta  lengthened 
the  open  season  two  weeks  on  mountain  sheep  and  goats. 

SEASONS   ON  GAME  BIRDS. 

The  grouse  season  was  closed  in  New  Mexico,  Texas,  Vermont,  and 
Wyoming;  in  Maine  and  Ohio  existing  open  seasons  were  shortened; 
and  in  West  Virginia  the  number  of  grouse  allowed  to  be  taken  in  a 

1  Graves,  Henry  S.,  and  Nelson,  E.  W.,  Our  national  elk  herds  :  a  program  for  conserv- 
ing the  elk  on  national  forests  ahout  the  Yellowstone  National  Park.  U.  S.  Dept.  Agf, 
Dept  Circ.  51,  pp.  34,  figs.  19,  June,  1919. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  5 

season  was  reduced  from  25  to  20.  In  Michigan  and  Pennsylvania, 
where  the  seasons  on  ruffed  grouse  were  closed  in  1918,  hunting  is 
again  permitted  this  year.  Alberta  lengthened  the  season  on  grouse 
and  ptarmigan  two  weeks. 

Arkansas  and  South  Carolina  each  shortened  the  open  season  on 
quail  one  month,  and  West  Virginia  reduced  the  limit  from  96  to  60 
a  season.  In  Idaho  the  season  on  sage  hens  was  opened  throughout 
the  State  during  the  last  two  weeks  in  August ;  Wyoming  shortened 
the  season  two  weeks  and  reduced  the  daily  bag  limit  from  6  to  4 ;  and 
Oregon  lengthened  by  two  weeks  the  season  east  of  the  Cascades.  Wild 
turkeys  were  protected  until  1921  in  West  Virginia  and  the  seasons 
were  shortened  one  month  in  Missouri  and  from  15  days  to  6  weeks  in 
New  Mexico.  South  Carolina  lengthened  the  season  two  weeks  and 
established  a  limit  of  20  turkeys  a  season.  Missouri  provided  that  100 
petitioning  householders  may  obtain  a  referendum  vote  at  a  general 
election  upon  the  question  of  a  2-year  close  season  on  quail  in  any 
county. 

ADMINISTRATION. 

One  of  the  most  important  features  of  the  game  legislation  of  1919 
was  the  effort  to  maintain  efficient  organizations  for  the  enforcement 
of  the  laws.  -A  very  general  effort  was  made  to  keep  pace  with  the 
increased  cost  of  living,  which  necessitated  the  payment  of  a  living 
wage  for  warden  work  and  competition  with  salaries  and  wages  paid 
by  private  concerns.  No  less  than  11  States — Connecticut,  Idaho, 
Missouri,  New  Hampshire,  New  Mexico,  New  York,  Oklahoma, 
Oregon,  Texas,  Vermont,  and  Wyoming — authorized  increases  in 
compensation  for  State  wardens  or  deputies.  In  Indiana  and  Ohio 
State  game  officials  were  authorized  to  fix  the  compensation  of  all 
their  employees,  and  in  New  Jersey  the  salaries  of  certain  employees 
of  the  board  of  fish  and  game  commissioners  are  required  to  be  fixed  in 
accordance  with  schedules  furnished  by  the  civil-service  commission. 

Idaho,  in  keeping  with  the  movement  in  many  States,  created  nine 
departments  in  which  to  centralize  and  systematize  the  civil  admin- 
istration of  State  affairs,  and  placed  the  fish  and  game  bureau  in  the 
department  of  law  enforcement.  In  West  Virginia  a  $1  State-wide 
resident  license  law  was  enacted  to  replace  the  1915  act  requiring  $3 
licenses  of  residents  hunting  outside  their  counties  of  residence.  The 
$1  resident  license,  with  an  exemption  to  landowners,  tenants,  and 
members  of  their  families  hunting  on  their  own  lands,  has  proved 
popular  throughout  the  country,  is  not  burdensome  on  the  individual 
hunter,  and  invariably  insures  financial  support  for  adequate  warden 
service,  restocking,  and  other  lines  of  legitimate  game  conservation. 
West  Virginia  made  deep  inroads  into  the  game  and  fish  protection 
fund  maintained  by  receipts  from  the  sale  of  hunting  licenses,  by  pro- 
viding that  20  per  cent  thereof  should  be  expended  in  restocking 


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streams  with  fishes,  and  10  per  cent  set  aside  for  bounties  on  certain, 
animals  and  birds.  These  diversions,  together  with  the  cost  of  issuing 
licenses  and  collecting  the  fees  therefor,  will  serve  to  reduce-  the 
amount  available  for  game  protection  to  about  50  per  cent  of  the- 
receipts  from  the  sale  of  hunting  licenses. 

South  Carolina  made  the  resident  hunting-license  law  applicable 
throughout  the  State.  Texas  increased  the  fee  for  resident  hunting 
licenses  from  $1.75  to  $2  and  repealed  the  provision  permitting  hunt- 
ing without  a  license  in  counties  adjoining  the  county  of  residence. 
Maine  prescribed  a  2 5 -cent  registration  certificate  for  residents,  good, 
so  long  as  the  holder  remains  a  citizen  of  the  State.  Utah  abolished 
the  distinction  between  resident  and  nonresident  hunters  and  pre- 
scribed a  $2  license  fee  for  citizens  of  the  United  States  hunting  in  that 
State.  Legislation  along  this  line  has  been  advocated  for  many  years 
by  prominent  sportsmen,  but  Utah  is  the  first  State  to  adopt  it. 

In  Indiana  the  fish  and  game  interests  were  placed  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  newly  created  department  of  conservation.  The 
four  conservation  commissioners  and  the  chiefs  of  divisions  are  em- 
powered to  administer  oaths,  subpoena  witnesses,  and  to  require 
public  officials,  corporations,  associations,  and  individuals  to  produce 
books,  records,  and  information  for  lawful  purposes  under  the  act. 
The  fish  and  game  protection  and  propagation  fund  was  continued, 
but  funds  therein  in  excess  of  $50,000  are  to  revert  to  the  State 
treasury  at  the  end  of  any  fiscal  year. 

GAME  REFUGES  AND  PRESERVES. 

Marked  progress  was  made  in  the  establishment  of  game  sanctu- 
aries, and  no  less  than  a  dozen  States  enacted  legislation  with  refer- 
ence to  this  very  important  factor  in  game  conservation.  All  State 
lands  in  Alabama,  State,  county,  and  municipal  parks  in  Delaware, 
and  all  school  sections  and  educational  lands  in  Nebraska  were 
declared  game  refuges  and  all  hunting  thereon  prohibited.  Minne- 
sota prohibited  hunting  in  or  within  three  miles  of  the  corporate 
limits  of  Duluth,  Minneapolis,  and  St.  Paul.  Special  refuges  created 
include  the  Catalina  Mountain  preserve  in  Arizona;  the  Colorado 
State  Game  Refuge,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Rocky  Mountain  National 
Park;  the  game  and  fish  preserve  in  London  County,  Teim. ;  the 
Dixie,  Fish  Lake,  Heaston,  Cache,  and  Strawberry  Preserves  in 
Utah,  and  the  Splitrock  special  game-animal  preserve  in  Wyoming. 
Vermont  authorized  the  commissioner  to  establish  such  game  refuges 
and  sanctuaries  as  are  recommended  by  the  United  States  Biological 
Survey,  and  a  tentative  selection  of  a  preserve  has  already  been 
made  by  the  bureau.  The  boundaries  of  the  Gallatin  preserve  in 
Montana  and  those  of  the  Big  Horn  refuge  in  Wyoming  were  modi- 
fied to  some  extent.  In  Oregon  and  Illinois  the  State  authorities 


GAME  LAWS  FOK  1919.  7 

were  authorized  to  establish  refuges  by  contract  on  private  lands, 
and  in  South  Dakota  to  acquire  public  or  private  property  for  the 
protection  and  propagation  of  game  birds. 

MISCELLANEOUS    PROVISIONS. 

California,  Illinois,  Maine,  and  Minnesota  prohibited  hunting  from 
automobiles  or  motor  vehicles,  and  California  and  Michigan  made  it 
illegal  also  to  hunt  or  shoot  game  birds  from  airplanes.  Colorado 
prohibited  aliens  from  hunting  or  owning  a  shotgun,  rifle,  or  pistol. 
Illinois  prohibited  the  shipment  of  game  by  parcel  post.  Indiana 
authorized  the  department  of  conservation  to  encourage  and  assist 
in  the  organization  and  establishment  of  fish  and  game  protective 
associations  in  the  State.  In  New  York  provision  was  made  for 
registering  and  licensing  guides  in  the  forest-preserve  counties,  and 
such  guides  are  required  to  comply  with  rules  and  regulations  pre- 
scribed by  the  commissioner.  Vermont  provided  for  establishing 
around  commercial  orchards  having  an  area  of  10  acres  or  more  open 
zones  in  which  deer  may  be  killed  at  any  time. 

SUMMARY  OF  LAWS  RELATING  TO  SEASONS,  LICENSES,  LIMITS, 

SALE,  AND  EXPORT. 

The  dates  of  open  seasons  for  migratory  game  birds  shown  under 
the  various  States  and  Provinces  are  the  times  when  these  birds  may 
be  hunted  without  violating  either  State  laws  or  Federal  regulations.1 
Federal  regulations  now  prohibit  shooting  from  sunset  to  half  an 
hour  before  sunrise. 

The  regulations  under  the  Federal  migratory -bird  treaty  act  pro- 
hibit throughout  the  United  States  the  killing  at  any  time  of  the 
following  birds : 

Band-tailed  pigeon;  little  brown,  sandhill,  and  whooping  cranes; 
wood  duck,  swans ;  curlews,  willet,  upland  plover,  and  all  shorebirds 
(except  the  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe  or  jack- 
snipe,  woodcock,  and  the  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs)  ;  bobolinks,2 
catbirds,  chickadees,  cuckoos,  flickers,  flycatchers,  grosbeaks,  hum-- 
mingbirds,  kinglets,  martins,  meadowlarks,  iiighthawks  or  bull-bats, 
nuthatches,  orioles,  robins,  shrikes,  swallows,  swifts,  tanagers,  tit- 
mice, thrushes,  vireos,  warblers,  waxwings,  whip-poor-wills,  wood- 
peckers, and  wrens,  and  all  other  perching  birds  which  feed  entirely 
or  chiefly  on  insects;  and  also  auks,  auklets,  bitterns,  fulmars,  gan- 
nets,  grebes,  guillemots,  gulls,  herons,  jaegers,  loons,  murres,  petrels, 
puffins,  shearwaters,  and  terns. 

1  The  full  text  of  the  migratory-bird  treaty,  act,  and  regulations  will  be  found  on 
pages  G5-77. 

r  See  order  of  the  Secretary  permitting  bobolinks  or  reedbirds  to  be  killed  in  a  few 
States  for  the  protection  of  rice  crops  in  the  south,  p.  77. 


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In  scrne  States  certain  clays  of  the  week  constitute  close  seasons 
throughout  the  time  in  which  killing  is  permitted.  Hunting  on  Sun- 
day is  prohibited  in  all  States  and  Provinces  east  of  the  one  hundred 
and  fifth  meridian  except  Illinois,  Louisiana,  Michigan,  Texas,  Wis- 
consin, and  Quebec.  Mondays  constitute  a  close  season  for  water- 
fowl locally  in  Maryland  and  North  Carolina;  and  certain  other 
week  days  for  waterfowl  in  several  favorite  ducking  grounds  in 
Maryland,  Virginia,  and  North  Carolina.  Hunting  is  prohibited  on 
election  day  in  Maryland  in  Allegany,  Baltimore,  Cecil,  Charles, 
Frederick,  and  Harf ord  Counties ;  and  when  snow  is  on  the  ground 
in  New  Jersey,  Delaware,  Virginia,  and  Maryland. 

The  county  laws  of  North  Carolina,  which  are  too  numerous  to  be 
included  satisfactorily,  are  not  incorporated  in  the  following  sum- 
mary, which  otherwise  may  be  regarded  as  a  practically  complete 
resume  of  the  regulations  now  in  force. 

The  migratory-bird  treaty-act  regulations  permit  the  possession 
of  migratory  game  birds  during  the  open  season  and  the  first  10  days 
following  the  close  of  the  season.  This  provision  has  been  consid- 
ered in  connection  with  State  laws,  and  when  migratory  game  birds 
may  be  legally  possessed  under  Federal  regulations  and  State  laws 
during  any  part  of  the  close  season,  it  has  been  stated  under  the 
heading  "  Bag  limits  and  possession."  Possession  of  nonmigratory 
game  during  the  close  season  is  generally  prohibited  by  State  laws, 
but  when  an  extension  of  a  few  days  or  a  special  season  is  provided 
for  either  possession  or  sale,  attention  is  called  thereto. 

Under  the  Federal  migratory-bird  treaty  act  the  sale  of  all  migra- 
tory game  birds  is  prohibited  throughout  the  United  States  except 
birds  taken  for  scientific  or  propagating  purposes,  or  waterfowl  raised 
on  farms  or  preserves  under  proper  permit  from  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture. 

In  stating  the  open  seasons1  the  plan  of  the  New  York  law,  to 
include  the  first  and  the  last  days  thereof,  has  been  followed.  The 
difficulty  of  securing  absolute  accuracy  in  a  statement  of  the  seasons 
is  very  great,  but  the  following  summaries  have  been  submitted  to 
the  proper  State  or  Provincial  game  commissioners  for  approval,  and 
are  believed  to  be  free  from  material  errors.  Seasons  which  apply 
only  to  special  counties  are  placed  to  the  left  of  the  column  contain- 
ing those  for  the  State  in  general.  Species  (except  migratory  birds 
protected  throughout  each  year  by  Federal  regulation)  on  which  the 
season  is  closed  for  a  term  of  years  or  an  indefinite  period  are  grouped 
under  the  term  "  No  open  season."  Provisions  of  State  laws  prohibit- 
ing hunting  at  night,  between  sunset  and  sunrise,  or  during  certain 
hours,  are  not  included. 

1  For  open  seasons  on  fur-bearing  animals,  see  Fanners'  Bulletin  — ,  1919. 


* 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919.  9 

Persons  are  advised  to  secure  from  State  game  commissioners1 
e  full  text  of  game  laws  in  iStates  where  hunting  is  contemplated. 


ALABAMA. 
Open  seasons :  2  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer    (male) Nov.  l-.TanTT. '~ 

Squirrel  (black,  gray,  fox) Nov.  1-Feb.  I.3 

Bear,  quail  (partridge) Nov.  1-Mar.  1. 

Ruffed  grouse   (pheasant),  introduced  pheasant,  or  other  introduced 

game  bird Nov.  15-Dec.  15. 

Wild  turkey  gobbler. Dec.  1-Apr.  1. 

Turtle  dove__, Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,   Wilson  snipe, 

yellowlegs",  coot  (mudhen) Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does,  elk  (1925)  ;  hen  turkeys. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $15.  Resident:  State,  $3;  county,  $1.  Trapping 
(bears  and  other  fur-bearing  animals),  .$10.  Issued  by  probate  judges.  Landlords, 
tenants,  and  members  of  families  may  hunt  or  trap  on  own  land  during  open  season 
without  license.  Written  permission  required  for  hunting  or  trapping  on  land  of 
another. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  10  squirrels,  2  turkey  gobblers,  25  of  each  other 
kind  of  upland  game  bird  a  day  ;  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and 
yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  25  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  or 
gallinules,  25  doves  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days 
of  close  season ;  other  game  during  first  5  days  thereof. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  that  a  nonresident  licensee  may 
take  with  him,  openly,  game  he  has  lawfully  killed,  but  not  more  than  2  days'  limit 
of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

State  game  and  fish  commissioner  may  issue  $1  permit  to  any  person  to  capture  or 
transport  not  more  than  10  pairs  of  any  one  species  of  game  bird  for  scientific  or 
propagating  purposes. 

ALASKA. 

Open  seasons :  '< 

North  of  latitude  62° —  Dates  inclusive. 

Moose  (females  and  yearlings  protected  all  the  year),  caribou,  sheep_  Aug.  1-Dec.  10. 
South  of  latitude  62° — 

Deer  with,  horns  3  inches  long  (Southeastern  Alaska)  (see  exception)  _. Aug.  15-Oct.  31. 
Exception:  Deer  on  Duke,  Gravina,  Kodiak,  Long,  Kruzof,  San 
Juan,    Suemez,   Zarembo,   Hawkins,   Hinchinbrook,    and   Mon- 
tague Islands,  1921. 

I    Mountain  goat  in  Southeastern  Alaska  east  of  longitude  141°  and  on 
Kenai  Peninsula Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 
Moose    (females    and    yearlings  .protected    all    the    year),    caribou, 
sheep   (see  exception) Aug.  20— Dec.  31. 
Exception:  Caribou  on  Kenai  Peninsula;  sheep,  Kenai  Penin- 
sula, east  of  longitude  150° July  15, 1921. 

Brown   bear Oct.  1-July  1. 

Throughout   Territory — 

Grouse,   ptarmigan Sept.  1-Mar.  1. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers, 

yellowlegs,  coot,  gallinule Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

No  open  season:  Females  and  young  of  deer  and  mountain,  sheep,  mountain  goat  kids,  and 
fawns  of  caribou,  south  of  Arctic  Circle. 

1  See  p.  2.  A  full  list  of  names  and  addresses  of  officials  and  organizations  con- 
cerned with  the  protection  of  birds  and  game  will  be  found  in  Dept.  Circ.  G3,  U.  S.  Dept. 
Agr.,  1919. 

-Alabama:  Hunting  prohibited  on  all  State  lands. 

3  Squirrels  may  be  killed  at  any  time  on  own  premises  when  destroying  property. 

*  Alaska:  Game  animals  or  birds  may  be  killed  at  any  time  for  food  or  clothing  by 
native  Indians  or  Eskimos,  or  by  miners  or  explorers  in  need  of  food,  but  game  so  killed 
may  not  be  shipped  or  sold. 

132860°— 19 2 


10  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

Hunting    licenses:    Nonresident,    $50;    nonresident    alien,    $100.      Guide,    first-class,    $25 

(American    citizen)  ~    second    class,    $7.50    (native    of   Alaska — fee    fixed    by    governor). 

Shipping  lice-use*:   Resident,  $40   («xport  of  heads  or  trophies)  ;  $30    (single  trophy 

of  caribou  or  sheep)  ;  $5  (single  trophy  of  deer,  goat,  or  brown  bear).     Special  license 

for  shipping  one  moose  killed  south  of  latitude  62°,  $150. 

(Not  more  than  one  general  ($40)  license  and  two  special  ($150)  moose  licenses 
issued  to  one  person  in  one  year.  Each  shipper  must  file  with  the  customs  office  at 
port  of  shipment  an  affidavit  that  he  has  not  violated  the  game  law;  that  the  trophy 
to  be  shipped  has  not  been  bought  or  purchased,  has  not  been  sold,  and  is  not  shipped 
for  purpose  of  sale;  that  he  is  the  owner  of  the  trophy,  and,  in  ca.se  of  moose, 
whether  the  animal  from  which  it  was  taken  was  killed  north  or  south  of  latitude 
G2°.) 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Three  deer,  2  moose,  3  caribou,  3  sheep,  and  3  brown  bears  a 
season  ;  25  grouse  or  ptarmigan,  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant  a  day",  25  in  all  in  pos- 
session ;  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  25  shorebirds  in  posses- 
sion ;  25  in  all  of  coots  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted 
during  first  10  day??  of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  heads,  hides,  and  skins  of  all  protected  game  ;  deer  in  Southeastern 
Alaska;  moose,  caribou,  sheep,  and  goats  south  of  Chugatch  or  Const  Range  Mountains, 
including   Kenai    Peninsula   and   east   to   longitude   141°.      Serving   deer   or    caribou   on 
vessels  east  of  Unimak  Pass  also  prohibited. 
Sale  of  migratory   birds  prohibited. 

J'ennitted:  Carcasses  of  all  game  (except  migratory  birds,  and  deer,  moose,  and 
sheep  as  above  stated)  may  be  sold  during  the  open  season  and  15  days  there-after. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  deer,  moose,  caribou,  sheep,  goat,  bear,  or  hides  of  these 
animals ;  wild  birds,  except  eagles,  or  any  parts  thereof :  Provided,  specimens  may  be 
exported  under  restrictions  imposed  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  and  trophies  of 
big  game  under  licenses  issued  by  the  governor.  (See  licenses.) 

ARIZONA. 
Open  seasons:  Date*  inclusive. 

Deer  (male),  wild  turkey Oct.  1-Nov.  1. 

Qunil    (except  bob-vrhite) Oct.   15-Dee.   31. 

Mourning  doves Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

White-wings July  15-Dec.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinule (Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs ,Oct.  15-Dec.  15. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Oct.  15-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does,  spotted  fawns,  elk,  antelope,  sheep,  goat,  bobwhite,  grouse,  pheasant. 

Hunting  and    fishing   licenses:    Nonresident   or   alien:   Game   and   fish,    $-!<):    birds    (except 

turkeys)    and   fish,   $10.      Not   issued   to   applicant   under   12   years   of   age.      Resident  : 

Game  and  fish,  ,$1.25.      Issued   by   gam<>  warden,   designated   deputies,   and   clerk,  board 

supervisors. 

Hunting  on  own  land  permitted  without  license  during  opea  season.  American-born 
resident  under  17  years  of  age  may  hunt  without  a  license,  if  accompanied  by  a  holder 
of  a  general  license. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  2  turkeys  a,  season  ;  20  docks,  8  geese,  21)  coot,  13 
plovers  and  yellowiegs,  and  20  rail,  but  not  more  than  20  in  all  of  waterfowl,  plovers, 
yollowlogs.  rails,  and  coots  a  day  or  in  possession  :  25  quail,  and  25  doves  and 
white  wings  a  day  or  in  possession  ;  25  Wilson  snipe  a  day.  Possession  of  plovers, 
yellowlegs  rails,  and  doves  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game 
during  first  5  clays  thereof, 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  al1  protected  game  prohibited,  except  for  scientific  or  propagating 
purposes  under  permit  from  State  warden. 

ARKANSAS. 
Open  seasons:  Date  ft   'inclusive, 

Deer   (buck),  bear Nov.  10-Jan.  15. 

Squirrel May  15-Jan.  15. 

Turkey  gobblers-.  Kov'  10-Ta11' 15' 

Mar.  1-TMayl. 

Quail    (partridge) Nov.  20-Feb.  1. 

Du. -k,  goose,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinule Nov.  l-.Tnn.  31. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  dove Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  1-Ncv.  30. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR   1910.  11 


No  open  season:  Does,  fawns,  wild  turkey  hen,  pheasant,  grouse,  prairie  chicken  (1922). 

Hunting  licenses:1  Nonresident  for  deer,  bear,  and  turkey,  $15;  resident,  $1.10.  For  dog 
in  hunting,  $1.50.  Issued  by  State  treasurer  and  circuit  clerks.  No  license  required 
of  citizen  to  hunt  or  fish  during  open  season  on  own  premises.  Hunting  prohibited 
on  inclosed  lands  without  consent  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Two  deer,  1  bear,  4  turkeys  a  season;  15  squirrels,  20  quail  (40 
in  possession)  ;  25  doves,  25  ducks  (50  in  possession)  ;  8  geese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson 
snipe,  6  woodcock,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and 
.gallinules  a  day  or  in  possession.  Possession  of  game  permitted  during  first  10  days 
of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  (except  squirrels). 

Export:  Export  of  all  game  prohibited,  provided  a  nonresident,  under  his  license  and 
affidavit  that  game  was  legally  taken  by  himself  and  is  not  for  sale,  may  take  with 
him  one  day's  hag1  limit.  Commission  may  permit  game  to  be  shipped  from  the  State 
r  propagation. 


. 


CALIFORNIA.2 

Open  seasons :  Dates  inclusive. 

Mule  deer    (except  spike  bucks),  in  districts  1,   U,  4^,  23,  24,  25, 

and  26 Aug.  13-Oct.  14. 

In  districts  2  and  3 Aug.  1-Sept.  14. 

In  district  4 Aug.  15-Sept.  15. 

Bear  (black,  brown) Oct.  15-Mar.  1. 

Tree  squirrel- Sept.  1-Dec.  31. 

Cottontail  and   brush    rabbits,    mountain,    valley,    and  desert   quail 

(see  exceptions) Nov.  15-Jan.  31. 

Exceptions:    Mountain,    valley,    and    desert    quail,    districts    4 

and  4i Oct.  IG-Dec.  31. 

Mountain  quail,  districts  1,  23,  2-i,  25,  and  20 Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

Grouse Sept.l5-Oct.  14. 

Sage  hen  (except  in  district  4  no  open  season) Aug.  15-Sept.  30. 

Dove Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Duck,    goose,    brant,    Wilson    snipe    or    jaeksnipe,    coot     (uiudhen), 

gallinule Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

1  Arkansas:    Fishing    licenses    to    use    artificial    bait:    Resident,    $1.10;    nonresident, 
general,  $5;  special  15-day   (trip)   license,  $1.10. 

2  California:  Of  the  57   fish  and  game  districts  created   under   the  act  of  1917,   as 
amended  in  1919,  6  (1,  1*,  2,  3,  4,  and  4£)  are  properly  hunting  districts:  23,  24,  25,  and 
26  nre  fishing  districts,  but  are  open  to  hunting;  the  other  47  are  fishing  districts  or  fish 
and  game  refuges. 

District  1  comprises  the  northern  part  of  tho  State,  the  Sierras,  and  the  east  half  of 
the  Sacramento  and  San  Joaquin  Valleys,  including  all  counties  not  included  in  districts 
1|,  2,  3,  and  4. 

District.  1J  comprises  the  counties  of  Del  Norte.  Siskiyou,  and  Humboldt. 

District  2  comprises  that  part  of  the  State  south  of  Humboldt  and  Tehama  Counties, 
west  of  the  Sacramento  River  and  north  of  San  Francisco  Bay,  including  the  counties 
of  Mendocino,  Glenn,  Colusa,  Yolo,  Solano,  Napa,  Lake,  Sonoma,  and  Marin. 

District  3  comprises  the  region  around  the  southern  portion  of  San  Francisco  Bay  and 
the  coast  counties  south  of  the  Golden  Gate  as  far  as  Ventura,  including  the  counties  <>r' 
Contra  Costa,  Alnmeda,  Santa  Clara,  San  Francisco,  Santa  Cruz,  Monterey,  San  Luis 
Obispo,  Santa  Barbara,  Ventura  ;  also  San  Benito  and  the  west  half  of  Snn  Joaquin, 
Stanislaus,  Merced,  Fresno,  and  Kern  Counties. 

District  4  comprises  the  counties  in  southern  California,  namely,  Los  Angeles,  Orange, 
Riverside,  San  Diego,  Imperial,  and  San-  Bernardino. 

District  41  comprises  the  counties  of  Mono  and  Inyo. 

Districts  23,  24,  25,  and  26,  all  located  in  district  No.  1,  are  as  follows  : 

District  23  comprises  the  drainage  area  of  Lake  Tahoe  and  the  Truckee  River  in  the 
counties  of  Placer  and  Eldorado. 

District  24  comprises  the  drainage  area  of  Silver,  Twin,  Blue,  Meadow,  and  Wood 
Lakes  in  the  counties  of  Alpine  and  Aniador. 

District  25  comprises  the  drainage  area  of  Lake  Almanor  in  the  counties  of  Plumas 
and  Lassen.  « 

District  26  comprises  Sixty  Lake  Basin,  part  of  Rae  Lake,  and  to  the  south  fork  of 
Woods  Creek,  in  Fresno  County, 


12  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

No  open  season:   Doe,   spike  buck,  fawn,  elk,  antelope,   sheep,  pheasant,  introduced  quail 

or  partridge,  turkey,  rail,  plover,  yellowlegs. 
Hunting  licenses: l  Nonresident,  $10 ;  alien,  $25  (except  those  with  first  papers,  fee  $10)  ; 

resident,  $1 ;  veterans  of  Civil  War,  free  of  charge.    Issued  by  commissioners  and  county 

clerks.     Unlawful  to  hunt  in  inclosure  of  another  without  permission  of  owner. 
Bag  limits   and  possession:   Two  deer,   12   tree  squirrels  a  season;    15   cottontail   or  brush 

rabbits  a  day  or  30  a  week ;  4  grouse  a  day  or  8  a  week ;  4  sage  hens  a  day  or  8  a  week ; 

10  mountain  quail  a  day  or  20  a  week ;  15  valley  or  desert  quail  a  day  or  30  a  week ; 

25  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe  a  day  or  50  a  week  ;  15  mourning  doves  a  day  or  30  a  week  ; 

25  ducks  and  8  geese  a  day  or  50  a  week  combined ;  25  coots  (mud  hens)  and  gallinules 

a  day,  50  coots  a  week ;  8  honkers  or  black  sea  brant  a  day  or  21  a  week. 

Possession  in  excess  of  daily  limit  prohibited.     Persons  killing  deer  must  retain  in 

possession  during  open  season  and  10  days  thereafter  the  skin  and  the  portion  of  head 

bearing  horns. 

One  day's  limit  of  game  birds  or  animals  may  be  possessed  during  first  five  days  of 

close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  deer  meat  and  hides,  tree  squirrels,  .and  all  game  birds  prohibited. 

Hides  of  deer  lawfully  killed  when  duly  tagged  under  affidavit  (fee  25  cents)  may  be 

sold  August  1 -December  31.     Cottontail  and  brush  rabbits  may  be  sold.     Domesticated 

reindeer  may  be  imported  and  sold  under  regulations  of  fish  and  game  commission. 
Export:   Export   of   all   protected   game   prohibited,    except   for   scientific   or   propagating 

purposes  under  permit  from  board  of  fish  and  game  commissioners..     All  shipment  by 

parcel  post  prohibited. 

COLORADO. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (having  horns  with  two  or  more  prongs) Oct.  1-Oct.  4. 

Rabbit,  hare Unprotected. 

Prairie  chicken,  mountain  and  willow  grouse Sept.  15-Oct.  1. 

Sage  chicken Aug.  15-Sept.  1. 

Dove  (one  day  only) Sept.  1. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinule,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  black- 
bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16-Dec.  3t 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  antelope,  sheep,  quail    (bob-white  crested),  pheasant   (1924)  ; -doe, 

partridge,  ptarmigan,  wild  turkey. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Big  game,  $25;  birds,  $5;  fish,  $2.  Resident: 
Big  game,  $2  ;  small  game  and  fish,  $1.  No  person  under  18  permitted  to  hunt  big 
game.  Fishing  license  not  required  of  boys  under  16  or  of  women.  Children  under  12 
not  permitted  to  hunt  except  on  own  premises  or  those  of  parent  or  guardian.  Guide, 
$5  in  addition  to  State  hunting  license.  Issued  by  commissioner,  county  clerks,  and 
other  agents.  Unlawful  to  hunt  in  any  inclosure  not  public  land  without  consent  of 
owner.  Unlawful  to  shoot  game  from  public  highway. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season,  coupon  required;  prairie  chicken,  sage  hen, 
mountain  and  willow  grouse,  10  in  all  a  day,  15  in  possession.  Twenty-five  doves,  20  ducks, 
,  8  geese,  8  brant,  20  Wilson  snipe,  20  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  galiinules,  15  in  all  of 
plovers  and  yellowlegs,  but  not  more  than  20  in  all  of  migratory  game  birds  a  day, 
35  in  possession.  Persons  under  12  years  of  age  limited  to  half  this  number  of  birds. 
Possession  of  rails  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game  during 
first  5  days  thereof.  Commissioner  may  issue  permit  authorizing  storage,  possession, 
and  use  of  upland  game  for  90  days  after  close  of  open  season,  and  migratory  birds 
for  10  days  after  close  of  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  migratory  game  and  of  all  other  game  taken  in  the  State  prohibited;  pro- 
vided imported  game  (except  migratory  birds)  may  be  sold  under  license  by  indorse- 
ment of  shipping  invoice  to  purchaser. 

Export:  The  export  of  all  protected  game  is  prohibited  ;  provided  birds,  not  exceeding  the 
numbers  allowed  in  possession,  may  be  exported  under  permit  from  game  commissioner 
(fee  25  cents  for  each  bird)  if  permit  be  attached  and  packages  plainly  marked  so  as 
to  show  nature  of  contents,  but  not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall 
be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week  ;  edible  portion  of  deer  may  be  exported  under  $5 
permit  from  commissioner. 

1  California:  Fishing  licenses  required  of  persons  18  years  of  age  and  over  : ;  Nonresident 
or  alien,  $3;  resident,  $1. 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919.  13 

CONNECTICUT. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer.1 

Hare,  rabbit   (except  Belgian  or  German  hare,  unprotected) . —  Oct.  8-Dec.  15.a 

Gray   squirrel,   quail,   cock  pheasant    (introduced),    Hungarian   par- 
tridge, woodcock Oct.  S-NoYt.23. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Oct.  1-Jan.  15. 

Coot    (mudhen),  gallinule Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.   1-Nov.  30. 

Wilson  or  English  snipe Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  12-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Dove;   ruffed  grouse    (partridge),   hen  pheasant   (introduced),    (Oct.  8, 

1920). 

Hunting-  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game,  $10.25;  fish,  $2.25.*  Alien,  $15.25. 
Resident  citizen,  $1.25.  Not  issued  to  persons  under  16.  Issued  by  city  or  borough 
clerk.  No  license  required  of  resident  and  his  children  to  hunt  during  open  season 
on  land  on  which  he  is  actually  domiciled  if  land  is  not  used  for  club  or  shooting 
purposes. 

Bag  limits  and  possession :  Six  gray  squirrels  a  day,  30  a  season  ;  3  rabbits  a  day,  30  a 
season  ;  5  each  of  quail  and  woodcock  a  day,  36  each  a  season  ;  3  Hungarian  partridges 
a  day,  21  a  season  ;  2  cock  pheasants  a  day,  15  a  season  ;  25  in  all  of  ducks,  geese, 
and  brant,  but  not  exceeding  8  geese  and  8  brant  a  day  ;  10  in  all  of  plover,  yellow- 
legs,  and  Wilson  snipe  ;  35  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coot,  and  gallinules  a 
day,  but  not  more  than  35  in  all  of  sora  and  other  rails.  Possession  of  rails  permitted 
during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  squirrels,  rabbits,  and  introduced  pheasant  permitted  during  open  season. 

Sale  of  other  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  quail,  ruffed  grouse,  and  woodcock  prohibited,  provided  a  nonresident 
licensee  under  permit  may  take  out  in  his  immediate  possession  game  lawfully  killed, 
when  duly  tagged,  if  not  for  sale  ;  but  not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory 
birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

DELAWARE. 

Open  seasons:  *  Dates  inclusive. 

Rabbit,  hare,  quail,  partridge,  woodcock NOT.  15-Dec.  31. 

Squirrel    (fox,   black,  gray) . Sept.  15-Nov.  1. 

Dove  (except  in  Newcastle  County,    no  open  season) Nov.  15-Dec.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinule Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16— Nov.  30. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  1-Nov.  1. 

Reedbird Sept  1-Oct  30.5 

No  open  season:  Hungarian  partridge  or  pheasant. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game,  $10.50;  fish,  $3.50  (not  good  in  Dela- 
ware River  or  Bay).  Issued  by  commission.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  land  of  another 
without  permission  from  owner  or  occupant.  Fishing  license  not  required  of  certain 
excursionists.  Nonresidents  who  own  or  lease  property  at  seaside  summer  resorts 
and  their  relatives,  friends,  and  patrons  sojourning  at  such  resorts  may  fish  for  non- 
game  fish  and  hunt  without  license  during  open  season,  between  June  1  and  Septem- 
ber 30. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Six  in  all  of  rabbits,  hares,  and  squirrels,  20  ducks,  8  geese,  8 
brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  50  sora,  25 

1  Connecticut:  Owner  of  agricultural  lands,  member  of  family,  or  employee  may  kill 
deer  with  a  shotgun  at  any  time  on  such  lands  when  damaging  fruit  trees  or  growing 
crops,  but  such  killing  or  wounding  must  be  reported  to  the  commissioners  within  12 
hours. 

2  Between  Nov.  24  and  Dec.  15  hunting  rabbits  is  permitted  with  dog  and  ferret  only. 

3  Required    only    of    residents    of    States    which    require   a    nonresident   to    obtain   an 
angling  license.     Not  required  of  nonresident  taxpayer  or  member  of  his  family,  nor  of 
persons  under  16  years  of  age. 

4  Delaivttr&t  Minors  under  15  years  of  age  not  permited  to  hunt  game  with  shotgun  or 
rifle  unless  accompanied  by  an  adult  lawfully  hunting. 

5  See  order  of  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


14  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gaUimiles,  hut  not  more  than  50  in  nil  of  sora  and 
other  rails  combined;  12  birds  of  any  other  species  (except  reedbirds)  a  day.  Posses- 
sion of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game 
during  first  5  days  thereof. 

Sale:  Sale  of  reedbirds  and  all  protected  game  prohibited:  Provided  a  resident  may  sell 
in  his  own  county  20  rabbits  a  season,  lawfully  taken  by  him.  Imported  rabbits  may 
he  sold  from  November  15  to  December  33. 

Export  :Export  of  rabbit,  squirrel,  quail,  partridge,  dove,  woodcock,  goose,  and  brant  is 
prohibited,  provided  holder  of  license  may  export,  open  to  view,  10  rabbits,  10  squir- 
rels, 50  rails,  and  20  birds  or  fowl  of  any  other  species  a  week,  lawfully  killed  by 
himself,  under  affidavit  that  the  game  is  not  for  sale.  Resident  may  export  ducks, 
snipe,  and  plover.  In  no  event,  however,  shall  a  person  export  more  than  '2  days'  limit 
of  migratory  birds  in  any  one  calendar  week.  Under  permit  (fee,  $1)  of  board  10 
pairs  of  any  one  species  of  game  or  birds  may  be  captured  or  transported. 

DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA.1 
Open  eeasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  meat  (sale  or  possession) Sept.  1-Jan.  1. 

Rabbit  (except  English  rabbit,  Belgian  hare),  squirrel Nov.  1-Feb.  1. 

Quail  or  partridge Nov.  1-Mar.  15. 

Ruffed  grouse  or  pheasant  (except  English  or  other  imported  pheas- 
ants raised  in  inclosures,  sale  or  possession   unrestricted),   wild 

turkey Nov.  l-De<\  26. 

Prairie  chicken   (pinnated  grouse) Sept.  1-Mar.  ir>. 

Marsh  blackbird Sept.  1-Feb.  1. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinulo Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowtegs,  rail  or  ortolan s<»pt.  1-Nov.  so. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Roedbird Sept.  1-Oct.  3'). - 

No  open  season:   Dove. 

Bagr  limits  and  possession:  Twenty-five  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  wood- 
cock, 50  sora,  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinuies,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and 
yellowlegs  a  day.     Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close 
season. 
Sale:   Sale  of  reedbirds  and  all  migratory  game  birds  prohibited.     Other  game  may  iw) 

sold  during  respective  open  seasons. 

Export:  Export  of  migratory  game  birds  in  excess  of  two  days'  bag  limit  in  any  ona 
calendar  week  prohibited. 

FLORIDA. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusire.' 

Deer,  squirrel,  quail   (b*bwhite  partridge),  wild  turkey .Nov.  20-Mar.  1. 

Ruffed  grouse,  imported  pheasants ..Nov.  20-Dec.  19. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson   snipe, 

yellowlegs,  coot,  gallinules,  dove Nov.  20- Jan.  31. 

Woodcock '. Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Nov.  20-Nor.  30. 

Reedbird  (rice  bird) .Aug.  IG-Nov.  15.2 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $ir»:  resident,  $1  (county  -of  residence);  resi- 
dent, $3  (county  other  than  county  of  residence).  License  not  required  in  voting 
precinct  nor  of  Confederate  veteran  entitled  to  a  State  pension.  Issued  by  county 
judge. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Three  deer,  10  turkeys,  and  300  of  any  other  game  birds  a 
year ;  1  deer,  2  turkeys,  20  quail,  25  ducks,  8  #eese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6 
woodcock,  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs, 
and  25  doves  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  l-o  days  of 
close  season  ;  other  game  during  first  5  days  thereof. 

Sale:  The  sale  of  reedbirds  (rice  birds)  and  all  protected  game  is  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  is  prohibited,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  carry 
out  game  as  personal  baggage,  but  not  more  than  two  days'  limit   of  migratory  game 
birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

1  District  of  Columbian  Hunting  prohibited  in  the  District  by  act  of  June  30,   1006, 
except  on   the'  marshes  of  the  Eastern  Branch  above  Anacostia   Bridge  aad  below   the 
Aqueduct  Bridge  on  the  Virginia  side  of  the  Potomac,  but  in  these  areas  no  birds  may  be 
shot  within  200  yards  of  any  bridge  or  dwelling. 

2  District  of  Columbia  and  Florida:  See  order  of  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


GAME   LAWS   FOE   1919.  15 

GEORGIA. 


Open  seasons: 

Deer  ________________________________________________________  Oct.  1-Xov.  :;u. 

Rabbit,  fox  squirrel--  ____  :  ______________________________________  Unprotected. 

Cat   squirrel,   opossum  _________________________________________  Oct.  1-Feb,  29. 

Quail,  partridge,  wild  turkey  gobblers  ___________________________  Nov.  20-Feb.  29. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinule,  Wilson  snipe  __________________  Nov.  1-Janrith- 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,   yellowlegs,   dove  ________________  Nov.  20-Jan.  31. 

Woodcock  ____________________________________________________  Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rail,  other  than  coat  and  galliuules  ___________________________  .Sept.  1-Nov.  ;JO. 

Rcedbird    (ricebird)  ___________________________________________  Aug.  16-Nov.  ir».t 

No  open  season:  Fawn,  grouse,  pheasant,  turkey  hen,  introduced  game  birds. 
Hunting-  licenses:  Nonresident,  $15  ;  resident,  State  $3,  county  $1   (good  only  in  county  of 
residence).     License  not  required  in  militia  district  or  to  hunt  oil  own  or  leased  land. 
Issued  by  commissioner  or  county  warden. 

Bag  limits  and  possession  :   Two  deer,   2  turkeys  a  season  ;   15   cat   squirrels,   25    ducks,  8 
geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  25  in 
all  of  rails,  coot,  and  gallinules,  25  doves  a  day.     Possession  of  migratory  birds  except 
woodcock  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  reedbirds  (ricebirds)  and  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  provided,  nonresident  licensee  may  take 
out  in  personal  possession  game  lawfully  killed,  but  not  more  than,  2  days'  limit  of 
migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

IDAHO. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Elk  in  Bingham,  Bonneville,  Fremont,  and  Teton  Counties  __________  Sept.  16-Dec.  15. 

In  Clearwater  and  Idaho  Counties  -------------------------  Oct.   1-Nov.   15. 

In  rest  of  State  -------------------------------------------  No  open  season. 

Deer,    mountain   goat   in   Adams,    Elaine,    Boise,   Bonneville,    Butte, 
Caribou,  Clark,  Custer,  Elmore,  Franklin,  Gooding,  Idaho,  Jeffer- 
son, Lembi,   Lincoln,  Madison,  Power,  Teton,  Valley,   and  Wash- 
ington Counties  ______________________________________________  Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

Deer,  elk,  mountain  goat  in  game  preserves  and  rest  of  State  _______  No  open  season. 

Quail  in  Ada,   Cassia,  Clearwater,   Gem,  Gooding,   Idaho,  Kooteuai, 

Latnh,  Lewis,  Lincoln,  Nez  Perce,  and  Owyhee  Counties  ________  .Nov.  1—  Nov.  15. 

la  rest  of  State  ___________________________________________  No  open  season. 

Chinese,  ringneck,  and  Mongolian  pheasants  in  Ada,  Canyon,  Gein, 

Gooding,  Latah,  Lincoln,  Nez  Perce,  and  Twin  Falls  Counties  ____  Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

In  rest  of  State  ___________________________________________  No  open  season. 

Partridge,   pheasant,  grouse   in   Benewah,  Bonner,   Boundary,   Koo- 

tenai,  and  Shoshone  Counties  _________________________________  Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

In  Clearwater,  Idaho,  Latah,  Lewis,  and  Nez  Perce  Counties  ----  Aug.  15-OcL  l.~>. 

Partridge  or  pheasant  in  Bannock,  Bear  Lake,  Bingham,  Bonneville, 
Butte,   Caribou,    Franklin,   Fremont,   Jefferson,    Madison,    Oneida, 
Power,  and  Teton  Counties  ___________________________________  Aug.  15—  Sept.  15. 

Ruffed   and   blue   or   dusky   grouse   in    Adams,    Bannock,    Bingham, 
Blaine,  Boise,  Bonneville,   Butte,  Camas,  Custer,  Elmore,  Frank- 
lin, Fremont,  Idaho,  Lemhi,  Madison,  Teton,   Valley,  and  Wash- 
ington Counties  _____________________________________________  Aug.  15-Sept.  30. 

Grouse    (all  kinds)    in  Ada,   Canyon,   Cassia,   Clark,   Gem,  Gooding, 
Jerome,    Lincoln,    Minidoka,    Owyhee,    Payette,    and    Twin    Falls 
Counties  ____________________________________________________  No  open  season. 

Franklin  grouse    (fool  hen),  sharp-tailed   grouse    (prairie  chicken), 
south  of  line  between  townships  24  and  25  north,  range  2  west, 
Salmon  River  and  north  boundary  line  Lemhi  County  __________  >No  open  season. 

Sage  hen  (State)  _____________________________________________  .Aug.  15-Sept.  30. 

Doves  _______________________________________________________  Sept.  1-Sept.  30. 

Duck,   goose,   brant,    Wilson    snipe    or   jacksnipe,   black-bellied    and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  coot,  and  gallinule  __________________  Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinule  ______________________________  Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Moose,  antelope,  caribou,  sheep,  buffalo,  fawn,  calf  elk,  prairie  chicken, 
pinnated  grouse  (except  as  above),  and  imported  pheasants  (except  Chinese,  ring- 
neck,  and  Mongolian  pheasants  as  above). 

1  Georgia:  See  order  of  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


16  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:1  Game  and  fish,  $10;  bird,  $5;  fish,  $2. 
Alien  :  Game  and  fish,  $50 ;  fish,  $10.  Resident :  Game  and  fish,  $1.50.  Issued  by 
warden,  deputy,  or  authorized  agent.  Fishing  license  not  required  of  children  under 
12  or  of  women.  No  license  required  of  resident  women  or  of  veterans  of  Civil  War. 
Persons  under  12  prohibited  possessing  gun  afield. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  1  elk,  1  goat  a  season;  8  quail,  4  in  all  of  Chinese, 
ringneck,  and  Mongolian  pheasants  ;  6  in  all  of  partridge,  pheasant,  grouse,  and  sage 
hen,  and  12  mourning  doves,  a  day  or  in  possession ;  18  ducks,  2  geese,  6  black-bellied 
and  golden  plovers,  6  yellowlegs,  12  Wilson  snipe,  or  a  total  of  20  in  all  a  day  or  in 
possession  ;  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited.  Hides,  heads,  and  horns  may  be  sold  under 
permit. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  is  prohibited,  provided  any  hunter  may  export, 
under  hunting  license  coupon,  big  game  lawfully  taken  ;  big  game  once  shipped  within 
State  may  be  exported  under  a  50-cent  permit  obtained  from,  game  warden.  Mounted 
heads  and  stuffed  birds  legally  secured  may  be  exported. 

ILLINOIS. 

Open  seasons:  Dates    inclusive. 

Rabbit .Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Squirrel July  1-Dec.  1. 

Quail  (bob-white) Nov.  10-Dec.  10. 

Prairie  chicken Oct.  20-Oct.  31. 

Introduced  pheasant  (cocks) Oct.  1-Oct.  5. 

Dove .Sept.  1-Sept.  30. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules,  black-bellied  and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs .Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  (1925)  ;  wild  turkey,  introduced  pheasant  hen,  sand  grouse  (1925)  ; 
ruffed  grouse  (partridge),  blue,  mountain,  and  valley  quail,  Hungarian  partridge, 
capercailzie,  heath  hen,  black  grouse,  woodcock  (1923). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $10.50;  resident,  $1.  Licenses  not  issued  to 
minors  under  16  without  written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian.  Issued  by  village, 
county,  or  city  clerk.  Owners,  their  children,  and  tenants  in  actual  residence  may 
hunt  during  open  season  011  own  land  without  license.  Permission  required  to  hunt 
on  lands  of  another. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Ten  squirrels,  15  rabbits,  12  quail,  3  prairie  chickens,  2  cock 
pheasants,  15  doves,  15  in  all  of  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  15 
snipe,  15  irk  all  of  coot  and  gallinules,  15  rail,  but  not  more  than  25  in  all  of  rails, 
coots,  and  gallinules,  15  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant  a  day.  Limit  in  possession,  20 
squirrels,  36  quail,  12  prairie  chickens,  6  cock  pheasants,  25  doves,  50  black-bellied 
and  golden  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  snipe,  60  coots  and  gallinules,  60  rail,  60  ducks, 
10  geese,  10  brant. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  (except  rabbit  during  open  season)   prohibited. 
Export:    Export   of   all   protected    game    (except   rabbit)    prohibited,    except    nonresident 
licensee  may  take  from   State  50  game  birds  or  animals,  if  carried  openly  for  inspec- 
tion, but  not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one 
calendar  week. 

Holder  of  certificate  may  ship  birds  and  game  at  any  time  for  scientific  or  propa- 
gating purposes.      (See  Regulation  8,  p.  74.) 

INDIANA. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Rabbit Apr.  1-Jan.  10. 

Squirrel Aug.  1-Dec.  1. 

Quail,  ruffed  grouse Nov.  10-Dec.  20. 

Prairie  chicken Oct.  15-Nov.  1. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  15-Nov.  1. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  Wilson  or  jack   snipe, 

coot,  gallinule .Sept.  16-Dec.  20. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer,  Hungarian  partridge,  introduced  pheasant,  wild  turkey,1  dove. 

1  Idaho:  Residents   of   States   adjoining   Idaho   having   larger    nonresident   license   fee 
must  pay  fee  charged  m  own  State. 


GAME  LAWS  FOE  1919.  17 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game  and  fish,  $15.50;  fish,  $1.  Resident,  $1. 
Issued  by  clerk  circuit  court.  Not  issued  to  person  under  14  without  written  consent 
of  parent  or  guardian.  Civil  War  veterans,  owners  of  farm  land,  their  children  living 
with  them,  and  tenants  may  hunt  during  open  season  on  own  land  without  a  license. 
No  license  required  of  persons  to  fish  in  county  of  residence  or  contiguous  counties. 
Wife  of  licensee  and  children  of  licensee  under  18  may  fish  without  license. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Fifteen  quail,  5  prairie  chickens,  15  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant 
a  day ;  45  waterfowl  in  possession  as  result  of  3  or  more  days'  consecutive  hunting ; 
25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules, 
and  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  day.  Possession  of  waterfowl  permitted 
during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  quail,  prairie  chicken,  introduced  pheasants,  Hungarian  partridges,  and 
migratory  birds  prohibited. 

Export:  Export,  of  deer,  quail,  grouse,  prairie  chicken,  pheasant,  wild  turkey,  wood- 
cock, duck,  goose,  brant,  and  other  waterfowl  prohibited,  except  nonresident  may  take 
from  State  15  birds  killed  by  himself  (or  45  if  he  has  hunted  for  3  or  more  days 
consecutively)  if  carried  openly  for  inspection  together  with  license,  but  not  more  thaa 
two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

Miscellaneous:   Shooting  on  highways  prohibited. 

IOWA. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Squirrel    (gray,  timber,  or  fox) Sept.  1-Jan.  1. 

Ruffed  grouse  or  pheasant,  wild  turkey Nov.  1-Dec.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinulc,  black- 
bellied  and  golden  plovers,   yellowlegs .Sept.  16— Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinule ..Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No    open    season:    Deer,    elk,    quail,    prairie    chicken,    introduced    pheasants,    Hungarian 

partridge    (1922)  ;   turtle  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  game,  $10;  nonresident,  fish,  $2  (re- 
quired of  males  over  16  years  of  age).  Resident  citizen,  $1.  Issued  by  county  auditor. 
Licenses  not  granted  to  persons  under  18  without  written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian. 
Owners  of  farm  lands,  their  children,  and  tenants,  may  hunt  on  own  lands  during 
open  season  without  license.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  cultivated  or  inclosed  lands  of 
another  without  permission  from  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Twenty-five  ducks  a  day,  50  in  possession;  8  geese,  8  brant,  15 
in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots, 
and  gallinules  a  day,  25  of  each  in  possession.  Twenty-five  each  of  other  birds  and 
game  a  day  or  in  possession.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first 
10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game  during  first  5  days  thereof. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  nonresident  may  take  from  State 
not  more  than  25  game  birds  or  animals,  if  carried  openly  for  inspection,  and  if 
hunting  license  be  shown  on  request,  but  not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory 
birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

KANSAS. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Fox  squirrel Sept.  1-Jan.  1. 

Quail Dec.  1-Dec.  10. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules,  black-bellied  and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16—Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer,  antelope  (1925)  ;  red,  gray,  and  black  squirrels,  prairie  chicken, 
ruffed  grouse  (partridge),  pheasant  (English,  Mongolian,  Hungarian)  (1924)  ;  doves. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $15.  Issued  by  secretary  of  state.  Resident,  $1.  Issued 
by  county  clerk.  Issued  free  to  honorably  discharged  soldiers  or  sailors  of  United 
States.  Resident  landowner  or  member  of  family  may  hunt  on  own  land  during  open 
season  without  a  license.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  land  of  another  or  on  highway  or 
railroad  right  of  way  adjacent  thereto  without  written  consent  of  owner,  unless  ac- 
companied by  him. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Twenty  ducks,  10  quail,  12  Wilson  snipe,  6  each  of  woodcock, 
geese,  and  brant,  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules,  and  15  in 

132860°— 19 3 


18  FARMERS '   BULLETIN    1077. 

all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  da.v.     Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during 

first   10  days  of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  birds  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  birds  prohibited. 

KENTUCKY. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Rabbit a Nov.  15-Dec.  Hi . 

Squirrel July  1-Dec.  15. 

Quail Nov.  15-Tan.  1. 

Dove Sept.  1-Oct.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinules,  black- 
bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  l<>-Dec.  31. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer,  elk  (1921)  ;  native  and  introduced  pheasants,  Hungarian  partridge, 

wild  turkey   (1920)  ;  woodcock. 

Hunting:  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $7.50.  Resident,  $1.  ^Issued  by  county  clerk. 
Resident  land  owner,  tenant,  and  members  of  families  may  "hunt  on  own  land  during 
open  season  without  license.  Unlawful  to  enter  inclosed  lands  of  another  for  shoot- 
ing, hunting,  or  fishing  without  consent. 

Bag-  limits  and  possession:  Twelve  quail  a  day,  12  in  possession  for  each  day  of  hunt; 
15  doves  a  day,  15  in  possession  for  each  day  of  hunt;  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant, 
15  in  .ill  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other 
rails,  coot,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds,  except  doves,  permitted 
during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  quail,  partridge,  grouse,  introduced  or  native  pheasant,  Hungarian  partridge, 

wild  turkey,  and  migratory  birds,  wherever  killed,  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  deer,  elk,  and  all  game  birds  prohibited,  except  a  hunter  may  trans- 
port game  lawfully  killed  and  possessed  by  him,  but  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migra- 
tory birds  shall  not  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

LOUISIANA. 

upen  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer    (see  exception) Sept.  15-Tan.  5.'-' 

Exception:  South  of  Vernon,  Rapides,  Avoyelles,  and  Concordia 

Parishes,  and  Mississippi  State  line Oct.  1-Jan.  20. 

Bear Nov.  1-Feb.  15.3 

Squirrel Sept.  15-Feb.  15. 

Dove Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Quail , Nov.  15-Feb.  29. 

Wild  turkey Nov.  15-Mar.  31. 

Gros-bec    (night    heron) July  1-Oct.  31. 

Duck,  goose,   brant,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe, 

yellowlegs,  rails,  coot,  gallinules Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

No  open  season:   Fawns,   elk,  prairie  chicken,   introduced   pheasant,  upland   plover    (papu- 

botte)    (1922)  ;  woodcock   (1923). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $15;  resident,  $1.  Issued  by  tax  collectors. 
Nonresident  or  alien  not.  permitted  to  hunt  for  profit.  A  person  may  hunt  during  open 
season  without  a  license  on  land  owned  or  leased  for  agricultural  purposes.  License 
does  not  authorize  hunting  on  land  of  another  without  his  written  consent. 
Bag:  limits  and  possession:  Two  deer  a  day  or  in  possession,  5  a  season:  15  squirrels,  15 
quail,  1  turkey,  25  doves,  25  ducks  ;  8  geese,  8  brant,  10  in  all  :  25  in  all  of  rails, 
coots,  and  gallinnles  ;  15  gros-becs ;  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs;  25  Wilson 
snipe  and  15  oth^r  birds  in  all  a  day.  Possession  permitted  during  first  five  days  of 
close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  (except  squirrels  during  open  season)  prohibited. 
Export:   Export  of  all   protected  game  prohibited,   except  under  permit   for   scientific  or 
educational    purposes  ;    provided,    a   nonresident   licensee   may    carry    with    him    out   of 
the  State  under  his  license  one  day's  limit  of  game,  if  not  for  sale.     Bears  shall  not 
be  exported,  except  under  written  permission  of  conservation  department. 

1KrntncJcj/:  Rabbits  may  be  taken  with  dogs  or  snares  at  any  time  for  a  person's  own 
use  on  own  land,  but  not  for  sale  or  barter. 

3  Louisiana :  Deer  season  fixed  by  conservation   commissioner. 

-  Nonresidents  coming  into  State  to  hunt  bears  must  report  in  writing  to  conservation 
department  before  arrival  at  destination. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1010.  19 

MAINE.1 
Open  seasons:2  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   (see  exception) Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Exception:  In  Androscoggin,  Cumberland,  Ken- 
nebec,    Knox,    Lincoln,    Sagadahoc,    Waldo, 

and  York  Counties Nov.   1— Nov.  30. 

Bull  moose Nov.  21-NovT30; 

Hare,  rabbit Oct.  1-Mar.  31. 

Cray  squirrel Oct.  1-Oct.  31.* 

I    Ruffed  grouse,  partridge,  woodcock  (see  exception) Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 
Exception:  In  Androscoggin,  Cumberland,  Ken- 
nebec,    Knox,    Lincoln,    Sagadahoc,    Waldo, 
and  York  Counties.^. Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 
Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  on  Cross,  Scotch,  Swan,  and  Mount  Desert  Islands,  and  in  towns 
of  Deer  Isle  and  Stonington,  in  Hancock  County,  and  in  Isle  au  Haut,  in  Knox  County, 
cow  and  calf4  moose,  caribou,  quail,  Hungarian  partridge,  pheasant,  black  game,  caper- 
cailzie, cock  of  the  woods,  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  hunting  licenses:  Moose,  $25;  deer  and  other 
game,  October  1-December  31,  $15  ;  birds,  prior  to  October  1  in  Aroostook,  Franklin, 
Hancock,  Oxford,  Penobscot,  Piscataquis,  Somerset,  and  Washington  Counties,  $5 ; 
season  (except  November)  in  rest  of  State,  $5.  For  November,  a  $15  license,  or,  iC 
moose  are  to  be  hunted,  a  $25  license  is  required.  Holder  of  a  license  may  exchange 
it  for  a  license  for  which  a  larger  fee  is  required  by  paying  the  difference  in  price. 
Nonresident  must  be  accompanied  by  registered  guide  when  camping  and  kindling  fires 
while  hunting  or  fishing  on  wild  lands  (land  in  unorganized  or  unincorporated  town- 
ships) prior  to  November  30.  Nonresident  or  resident  alien,  fishing  license,  $2.15  (not 
required  of  children  under  14  years  of  age).  Resident  alien,  game,  $15  (not  required 
of  aliens  who  pay  taxes  on  real  estate  and  who  have  resided  in  State  two  years  con- 
tinuously prior  to  application).  Guide  licenses:  Nonresident,  $20;  resident,  $1. 
Must  not  guide  more  than  five  persons  hunting  at  one  time.  Shipping  licenses  (within 
State)  :  Resident,  deer,  $2  ;  one  pair  of  game  birds  in  seven  days,  50  cents.  Issued  by 
commissioner. 

Resident  hunting  license,  fee  25  cents.  Not  required  of  resident  or  member  of  im- 
mediate family  for  hunting  during  open  season  on  own  land  used  exclusively  for  agri- 
cultural purposes  and  on  which  he  is  actually  domiciled.  License  valid  as  long  as 
holder  remains  citizen  of  State.  Issued  by  city,  town,  and  plantation  clerks. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Two  deer  (except  in  Andrcscosgin,  Cumberland,  Kennebec,  Knox, 
Lincoln,  Sagadahoc,  Waldo,  and  York  Counties,  limit  1),  1  bull  moose  a  season,  5 
ruffed  grouse,  10  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs  but  not 
more  than  5  plovers,  10  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails, 
coot,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Transportation  of  migratory  game  birds  must  be  completed 
within  five  clays  after  close  of  season  ;  reasonable,  time  allowed  after  close  of  season  to 
transport  other  game  to  home  of  owner.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  limited  to 
first  10  days  of  close  season ;  deer  legally  secured  may  be  possessed  during  close 
season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  birds  prohibited:  sale  of  bull  moose  or  deer  for  export 
prohibited.  Local  provision  dealer,  under  $5  license,  may  purchase  2  deer  and  1  bull 
moose  for  retail  to  his  customers.  Deerskins  and  skins  with  heads  attached  may  be 
bought  and  sold  by  residents  under  $25  license.  Heads  when  detached  from  skins 
with  which  purchased  may  be  sold  to  licensed  taxidermists. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  provided  a  resident  of  the  State,  under 
shipping  license,  may  export  5  partridges.  10  woodcock,  and  10  ducks  (fee  $5)  law- 
fully killed  by  himself.  A  nonresident  may  export,  open  to  view  under  hunting- 
license  tags,  2  deer  and  1  bull  moose,  if  lawfully  killed  by  himself,  plainly  labeled 

1  Maine:  Commissioner  may  make  local  regulations  and  governor  may  vSiispend  hunting 
seasons  during  drought. 

2  All  hunting  is  prohibited  on  Kineo  Point,   Piscataquis  County  ;   on   Back  Bay   above 
Grand  Trunk  Railroad  bridge,  and  on  Richmonds  Island,  Cumberland  County  ;  southern 
point  Swan  Island  ;  and  locally  in  town  of  Eden,  Hancock  County,  and  town  of  Scarboro, 
Cumberland  County.      (See  State  laws  for  details  and  other  protected  areas.) 

3  Squirrels  protected  in  parks  and  in  compact  or  built-up  portions  of  cities  and  villag^s. 

4  Term  applies  to  animals  under  1  year  of  age  and   which  do  not  have  at  least  two 
3  inch  prongs  to  each  horn. 


20  FAKMERS'   BULLETIN   1077. 

with  name  and  address  of  owner,  accompanied  by  him,  and  identified  at  points  desig- 
nated by  commissioner,  and  under  bird-hunting  license  may  take  home  5  partridges,  10 
ducks,  and  10  woodcock  lawfully  killed  by  himself;  nonresident  licensee  may  also  ship 
out  one  pair  of  game  birds  a  month  under  a  special  50-cent  license.  Live  game  may 
be  exported  for  breeding  and  advertising  purposes  under  permit  of  the  commissioner 
of  inland  fisheries  and  game, 

Miscellaneous:  Unlawful  to  possess  rifle  or  shotgun,  either  loaded  or  with  a  cartridge  in 
the  magazine  thereof,  in  or  on  any  motor  vehicle  while  upon  any  highway  or  in  the 
fields  or  forests. 

MARYLAND. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Rabbit   (see  exception) Nov.  10-Doc.  24. 

Exception:  In  Dorchester,  Nov.  10— Jan.  1. 

Squirrel    (see  exceptions)  __  __{£«*; 

Exceptions:   In   Allegany   County Sept.  15-Dcc.  24. 

In  Cecil —  Aug.  25-Oct.  25. 

In  Dorchester Sept.  1-Jan.  1. 

In  Frederick Aug.  25-Dec.  24. 

In  Anne  Arundel,  Calvcrt,  Charles,  Prince 

George,  and  Talbot Nov.  10-Dec.  24. 

In   St.   Mary Unprotected. 

Quail,   ruffed   grouse,   wild    turkey,    introduced   pheasant,    woodcock 

(see  exceptions) Nov.  10-Dec.  24. 

Exceptions:  Quail  in  Dorchester,  Nov.  10— Jan.  1  ;  quail  in 
Frederick  (1921)  ;  ringneck  or  English  pheasant  in  Bal- 
timore County  (1920)  ;  ruffed  grouse,  ringneck  pheasant, 
wild  turkey  in  Harford  (no  open  season)  ;  ruffed  grouse, 
introduced  pheasants  in  Wicomico  (1921)  ;  introduced  pheas- 
ants and  partridges,  ruffed  grouse  in  Dorchester  (1920)  ; 
woodcock  in  Anne  Arundel  (no  open  season). 

Dove : Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules Nov.  1-Jan.  31.1 

Black4>ellicd  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16— Nov.  30.1 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  1. 

Reedbirds Sept.  1-Oct.  30.2 

No  open  seasons:  Deer,  elk   (1922). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $10.25  (fee  $5.25  for  State  license  if  applicant  owns  real 
estate  in  Maryland  assessed  at  $500  ;  $1.25  for  county  license  in  county  where  such 
real  estate  is  located)  ;  resident,  State,  $5.10  ;  county,  $1.10  ;  issued  by  clerks  of  circuit 
court — in  Baltimore  city  by  clerk  court  common  pleas.  License  not  issued  to  person 
under  14  years  of  age  without  written  request  of  parent  or  "guardian.  Owners,  tenants, 
and  their  children  may  hunt  on  own  land  during  open  season  without  license.  Patuxent 
River  Club  license,  $25  ;  issued  by  clerk  of  circuit  court.  Aliens  not  permitted  to  hunt 
or  possess  firearms.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  lands  of  another  without  written  permission 
of  owner  or  tenant. 

Sinlcbox,  sneak  ~boat,  Wind,  pusher. — Cecil:  Sneak  boat  (Bohemia  and  Elk  Rivers), 
$5.50;  sinkbox  (Bohemia,  Elk,  and  Sassafras  Rivers),  $10.50.  Anne  Arundel:  Pusher, 
$2;  booby  and  brush  blinds  (west  side  Chesapeake  Bay),  $5;  (South  River),  $2.50. 
Harford:  Sinkbox,  $20.75;  sneak  boat,  $5.75.  Kent:  Sinkbox,  $20;  blind,  $5.  Queen 
Anne:  Sinkbox,  $10:50;  sneak  boat,  $5.75;  booby  blind,  $2.50.  Susguehanna  Flats: 
Sinkbox,  $20.75;  sneak  boat,  $5.75;  Talbot:  Sinkbox,  $5;  blind  or  sinkbox  (Dickson 
Bay),  $5.  Patuxent  River:  Pusher,  $2.50  (required  of  residents  to  push  or  paddle 
nonresidents). 

1  Mari/land:  Wild  fowl  shooting  restricted  locally  as  follows  :  On  the  Susquehanna  flats 
north  of  a  line  extending  from  Turkey  Point  Lighthouse,  Cecil  County,  and  half  a  mile 
north  of  Spesutia  Island  to  Oakington,  Harford  County,  hunting  allowed  only  on  Mondays, 
Wednesdays,  and  Fridays,  Nov.  1-Jan.  1,  and  Mondays,  Wednesdays,  Fridays,  and  Satur- 
days, Jan.  1-Jan.  31  ;  in  Harford  County  only  before  2  p.  m. ;  in  Anne  Arundel  County,  on 
Magothy  River  on  Tuesdays,  Thursdays,  and  Saturdays  ;  on  Rhode  and  West  Rivers  on 
Mondays,   Wednesdays,    and    Fridays ;    on    Severn    River    on    Mondays,    Wednesdays,    and 
Saturdays  ;  in  Cecil  County,  on  Bohemia,  Elk,  and  Sassafras  Rivers  on  Mondays,  Wednes- 
days, Fridays,  and  Saturdays ;   in  Dorchester   County,  on   Choptank  River  on   Tuesdays, 
Thursdays,  and  Saturdays  ;  in  Kent  County,  on  Chester  River  above  Cliff  City  and  Span- 
iard Point  on  Mondays,  Fridays,  and  Saturdays. 

2  See  Order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


JAME  LAWS   FOK  1919. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Four  wild  turkeys  a  season;  10  rabbits,  10  squirrels,  12  quail 
(partridge),  2  ruffed  grouse,  3  English  pheasants,  6  woodcock,  12  doves,  10  jacksnipe, 
15  yellowlcgs,  5  black-bellied  plover,  15  golden  plover  (but  not  more  than  15  plovers  and 
yellowlegs  combined),  50  reedbirds,  50  sora,  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  galli- 
nules  (but  not  more  than  10  coots  and  gallinules  or  50  sora  and  other  rails  combined), 
25  waterfowl  (but  not  more  than  8  geese  and  8  brant)  a  day  for  each  licensed  gunner 

I  (not  exceeding  4)    connected  with   an   outfit.      Possession   of  waterfowl,   Wilson  snipe, 
and    plovers    permitted    during    first    10    days    of    close    season,    and    of    doves    until 
December  24. 
Additional  county  restrictions:  Allegany,  2  wild  turkeys  a  day.     Baltimore,  6  rab- 
bits', 1  jack   rabbit,   8  squirrels,   10  quail,   1   English   pheasant,   1  ringneck  pheas- 
ant, 1  wild  turkey  a  day.     Cnlvert,  6  rabbits  a  day.     Cecil,  5  rabbits,  6  squirrels, 
50  blackbirds  a.  day.     Frederick,  8  rabbits,  5  woodcock  a  day.     Garrett,  3  ruffled 
grouse,  3  English  pheasants,  6  other  game  birds  a  day.     Harford,  6  rabbits,  1  jack 
rabbit,  8  squirrels,  10  quail,  5  woodcock,  a  day  or  in  possession. 

Sale:  Sale  of  reedbirds  and  all  migratory  game  birds  prohibited.  The  sale  of  game  is 
further  prohibited  under  county  laws,  as  follows: 

Allegany — Deer,  squirrel,  hare,  quail,  grouse,  introduced  pheasant,  wild  turkey,  dove, 

woodcock. 

Anne  Arundel — All  game  (except  squirrel,  rabbit,  and  raccoon). 
Baltimore — Rabbit,  squirrel,  quail,  ruffed  grouse,  dove,  pheasant,  for  export. 
Calvert — Rabbit,  quail,  for  export  for  sale. 
Carroll — Squirrel,  partridge,  pheasant,  dove,  woodcock. 
Cecil — All  protected  game   (except  rabbit). 
Dorchester — Rabbit,  squirrel,  quail,  partridge,  for  export. 
Frederick — Rabbit,  squirrel,  partridge,  pheasant,  taken  in  county. 
Garrett — Partridge,  quail,  pheasant,  wild  turkey,  for  export. 
Ilarford — Rabbit,  squirrel,  quail   (for  sale). 
Montgomery — Rabbit,  quail,  partridge,  for  export. 
Somerset — Rabbit,  quail  or  partridge,  dead  or1  alive,  for  any  other  purpose  than  as 

food  within  the  county  or  for  propagation  ;  or  any  game  for  export. 
Washington — All  game. 

Wicomico — Quail  or  partridge  for  export  (Wicomico  and  Worcester  Counties'  consid- 
ered as  one  territory). 

Worcester — Rabbit,  quail   (except  to  consumer). 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  (except  waterfowl)  prohibited;  provided:  a 
licensed  hunter  may  take  out  under  his  license  an  amount  equal  to  one  day's  bag 
limit  of  game,  if  not  for  sale. 

County  provisions  prohibiting  export  are  as  follows  : 
Allegany — All  protected  game  (for  sale). 

Anne  Arundel — All  protected  game,  viz  :  Squirrel,  rabbit,  quail,  partridge,  pheasant, 
woodcock,  snipe,  plover,  duck,  goose,  brant  from  county. 

B     Baltimore — Rabbit,  squirrel,  quail,  partridge,  pheasant,  dove,  woodcock  from  county. 
Calvert — Rabbit,  partridge,  woodcock  from  county   (for  sale,  barter,  or  trade). 
Carroll — Squirrel,  quail,  pheasant,  dove,  woodcock. 
Exception:   Twelve  squirrels,   10  quail,   3   pheasants,   12   doves,   G   woodcock,  by 
guost  of  landowner  or  nonresident  licensee  as  personal  baggage  and  not  for  sale. 
Caroline — Rabbit,  quail,  partridge,  woodcock  from  county. 
Cecil — Squirrel,  quail,  grouse,  woodcock,  plover  from  county. 
Dorchester — All  protected  game. 

Exception:  Twelve  quail  or  partridges,  G  each  of  squirrels,   rabbits,   woodcock, 
and  doves  may  be  taken  out  of  the  county  at  one  time  as  personal  baggage,  if  car- 
ried openly  and  not  intended  for  sale. 
Frederick — Rabbit    (for  sale),  squirrel,  partridge,  pheasant,   woodcock   from,  county 

(for  sale). 
Garrett — Partridge,  pheasant,  wild  turkey,  woodcock  from  State. 

Exception:  Rabbit,  if  shipped  openly,  Nov.   10-Dec.  25.     Nonresident  may  take 
out  game  killed  under  his  hunting  license. 
Harford — Rabbit,  squirrel,  quail. 

Exception:  Nonresident  licensee  may  take  out  6  rabbits,  1  jack  rabbit,  8  squir- 
rels, 10  quail,  5  woodcock,  10  jacksnipe,  50  rail  for  private  use. 
Kent — Squirrel,  rabbit,  and  all  birds  from  county  (for  sale,  except  under  license). 
Montgomery — Rabbit,  partridge,  quail,  woodcock  from  county   (for  sale). 
Exception:  Nonresident  licensee  may  take  out  game  lawfully  killed. 
Queen  Anne — Rabbit, "partridge,  woodcock  from  county   (for  sale). 
Somerset — All  game,  viz  :  Squirrel,  rabbit,  quail  or  partridge,  pheasant,  dove,  wood- 
cock, duck,  goose  from  county. 


22  FARMERS  *  BULLETIN   10T7. 

Talbot — All  game. 

Exception:  Six  rabbits,  6  squirrels,  12  quail,  6  doves,  6  woodcock  may  be  taken 

out  if  not  for  sale. 
Washington — Deer,    squirrel,    rabbit,    partridge,    pheasant,    dove,    woodcock,    turkey 

from  county   (for  sale). 
"Wicomlco — Quail  or  partridge,  Wicomico  and  Worcester  Counties  considered  as  one 

territory. 
Worcester — Rabbit,  quail,  woodcock  from  county. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Open  seasons:  l  Dates  inclusive. 
Doer   (first  Monday  in  December  to  the  following  Saturday,   inclu- 
sive)  Dec.  1-Dec.  G. 

Hare  or  rabbit   (see  exceptions) Oct.  20-Feb.  2S. 

Exceptions:  Hare  or  white  rabbits  in  Bristol  and  Norfolk  Coun- 
ties, 1920  ;  European  hares  in  Berkshire  County,  unprotected. 

Gray  squirrel,  quail,  woodcock  (see  exception) Oct.  20-Xov.  20. 

Exception:    Quail   in   Dukes,   Essex,    Hampdeu,    Middlesex,   and 
Nantucket  Counties  (1922). 

Introduced  pheasant  (see  exception) Oct.  20-Nor.  20. 

Exception:  In  Dukes  County No  open  season. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  gallinules,  quark   (mudhen) Sept.  16- Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yollowlegs Aug.  Ki-Nov.  MO. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  :!0. 

No  open  season:  Moose,  dove,  prairie  chicken,  Hungarian  partridge,  pheasants   (English, 

golden,  Mongolian),2  heath  lien;  ruffed  grouse  (1920). 

Hunting  and  fishing3  licenses:  Nonresident  citizen:  General,  $10;  fish,  $1.  Members  of 
incorporated  game  clubs  owning  real  estate  assessed  at  not  less  than  $500  for  oach 
member,  and  which  were  organized  prior  to  1907  ;  owners,  or  their  minor  children  over 
18  years  old,  of  real  estate  assessed  at  not  less  than  $500 ;  or  nonresidents  invited 
(for  not  more  than  four  days)  by  members  of  incorporated  club  for  hunting  foxes 
pay  a  fee  of  $1.  Resident  citizen  :  General,  $1 ;  fish,  501  cents.  License  not  issued  to 
minors  under  15,  and  those  under  18  yoars  of  age  must  apply  in  writing  and  furnish 
written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian.  Trapping  license,  in  discretion  of  issuing  offi- 
cer, may  be  issued  to  any  minor.  License  not  required  of  resident  for  hunting  on  own 
land  used  exclusively  for  agricultural  purposes  and  on  which  he  is  actually  domiciled, 
nor  of  women  or  minors  under  18  to  fish.  Alien:  General,  $15;  fish,  $1  (applicant  must 
own  real  estate  to  the  assessed  value  of  $500).  Issued  by  city  or  town  clerks. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  15  gray  squirrels,  20  woodcock,  20  quail  a  season; 
5  gray  squirrels,  4  woodcock,  4  quail  a  day  ;  pheasants,  2  a  day,  6  a  season  ;  25  ducks 
(not  more  than  15  black  ducks),  8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs, 
25  Wilson  snipe,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day.- 
Possession  of  waterfowl  in  counties  of  Barnstable,  Bristol,  Dukes,  and  Nantucket,  and 
of  plovers,  yellowlegs,  and  rails  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  The  sale  of  all  game  (except  hare  and  rabbit)  is  prohibited;  provided,  deer,  moose, 
caribou,  and  elk  lawfully  killed  and  imported  into  the  State  under  warden's  tag  may 
be  sold  under  license  at  any  time.  Dealers  may  sell  under  license  unplucked  bodies  of 
pheasant,  Scotch  grouse,  European  black  game,  red-logged  partridge,  and  Egyptian  or 
migratory  quail  imported  from  without  the  United  States.  The  above  game  must  be 
tagged ;  fee,  5  cents  a  tag.  Hares  or  rabbits  lawfully  secured  may  be  sold  at  any 
time.  Live  quail  under  State  permit  and  waterfowl  under  Federal  and  State  permits 
may  be  sold  for  propagation. 

Export:  Export  of  quail  and  ruffed  grouse  taken  in  State  and  of  all  migratory  game  birds 
prohibited ;  provided,  a  nonresident  under  his  license  may  take  10  in  all  of  wild  fowl 
and  quail  into  another  State  according  similar  privilege,  if  carried  open  to  view  and 
the  commission  or  district  deputy  is  notified  ;  provided  further,  a  resident  may  export 
all  game  (except  quail,  ruffed  grouse,  woodcock),  but  more  than  two  days'  bag  limit 
of  migratory  birds  shall  not  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week.  No  game  illegally 
taken  shall  be  exported. 

Miscellaneous:  Deer  may  be  taken  with  a  shotgun  only.  Unlawful  to  hunt  or  kill  game 
with  rifle  or  revolver  during  open  season  for  deer. 

1  Massachusetts:  Governor  may  suspend  open  seasons  during  extreme  drought. 

2  Commission  may  open  season  on  pheasants, 

3  License  required  to  fish  in   inland  waters  which  have  been  stocked  with  fish  by  the 
commission  since.  January  1,  1910. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  23 

MICHIGAN. 
Open  seasons:  1  'Da-test  inclusive. 

Deer  (see  exceptions) Nov.  10-Nov.  30. 

Exceptions:  Deer  in  red  coat,  fawn  in  spotted  coat;  all  deer 
in  Bay,  Clare,  Emmet,  Gladwin,  Huron,  Lake,  Midland,  Mis- 
saukee,  Newaygo,  Ooeana,  Ogemaw,  Osceola,  Otsego,  Ros- 
comnion,  Tuscola  Counties  (1923). 

Rabbit  (see  exception) Oct.  1-Mar.  1. 

Exception:  South  of  township  21  north Nov.  1-Mar.  1. 

Squirrel   (fox) Oct.  15-Oet.  31. 

Ruffed  grouse  (partridge)    (see  exception) Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 

Exception:  Lower  Peninsula Nov.  1— Nov.  30. 

Woodcock Oct.  l-Nov.25. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinule Sept.  16-Deo.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16-Dec.  15. 

Rail Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  moose,  caribou,  European  partridge,  dove,  squirrel  (except  fox 
squirrel),  quail,  introduced  pheasants,  black  game,  capercailzie,  hazel  grouse,  Canada 
or  spruce  grouse,  prairie  chickens,  wild  turkey  (1921). 

Hunting  licenses:2  Nonresident  or  alien:  Deer,  $25;  small  game,  $10.  Resident:  Deer, 
$1.50  ;  small  game,  $1.  Issued  by  county  clerks,  commissioner,  or  deputy.  Export, 
issued  by  commissioner,  $10.  Licenses  issued  to  persons  under  17  and  over  12  on 
application  of  parent  or  guardian,  who  must  accompany  such  minor  when  hunting. 
No  license  required  of  residents  or  minor  children  hunting  small  game  on  own  inclosed 
land  on  which  they  reside. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season,  5  partridge  a  day,  10  in  possession,  25  a 
season  :  25  ducks  and  coots  a  day  or  in  possession,  50  a  calendar  week  :  6  geese  and 
brant  a  day  or  in  possession.  25  a  season  ;  6  woodcock  a  day,  20  in  possession,  25  a 
season ;  15  Wilson  snipe  a  day,  25  a  season ;  15  in  all  of  black-bellied  and  golden 
plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  day,  25  a  season  ;  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coufs, 
and  galliuules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of 
close  season,  ruffed  grouse  (partridge)  during  first  30  days  of  close  season,  and  other 
game  during  first  5  days  thereof.  Camping  party  of  six  or  not  less  than  four  licensed 
hunters  maintaining  a  camp  of  not  less  than  four  persons  for  not  less  than  seven  days 
may,  under  permit  (fee  $3),  kill  one  deer  for  camp  purposes. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  except  rabbit,  provided  deer  skins  and  green 
or  mounted  buck-deer  heads  lawfully  taken  may  be  sold  under  permit.  Dealers  may 
sell  under  license  unplucked  carcasses  of  pheasants  of  all  species,  Scotch  grouse,  Euro- 
pean black  game,  red-legged  partridge,  Egyptian  quail,  European  red  deer,  fallow  deer, 
roe  buck,  and  reindeer  lawfully  imported  from  another  State  or  country,  if  properly 
tagged  on  arrival  in  State.  Licensed  retail  dealer,  club,  hotel,  restaurant,  etc.,  may 
sell  portion  of  said  imported  and  tagged  game  to  patron  or  customer  for  actual  con- 
sumption or  use. 
Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game. 

Exceptions:  (1)  Deer  may  be  transported  outside  the  State  to  reach  a  point  within 
the  State. 

(2)  Nonresident  licensee  may  take  out,  as  hand  baggage,  open  to  view,  1  day's  bng 
limit  of  birds,  and  may  ship  one  deer  when  license  tag  and  seal  are  attached,  if  per- 
mit on  back  of  license  coupon  is  canceled  by  agent  at  initial  point  of  billing. 

(3)  Landowners  and  members  of  clubs  owning  game  preserves  may  take  out  as  hand 
baggage  during  open  season  under  a  $10  permit  from  State  warden  20  ducks  or  other 
migratory   birds  killed  by   them   on  their  own  premises,  but  not  more   than  two  days' 
limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

(4)  Deer  skins  and  green  or  mounted  buck  deer  heads  may  be  exported  under  permit. 

MINNESOTA. 
Open  seasons:  3  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer,  bull  moose Nov.  15— Dec.  5. 

Black  bear,  rabbit   (see  exception) Unprotected. 

Exception:  Varying  hare,  or  snowshoe  rabbit,  and  jack  rabbit Oct.  15-Mar.  1. 

Squirrel Oct.  15-Mar.  1.* 

1  Michigan:  Seasons  may  be  shortened  or  closed  by  order  of  commissioner. 

2  Fishing  licenses:  Nonresident    (males  over  21),  general,  $5    (after  Jan.  1,  1920,  fee 
$3)  ;  special,  $1   (fish,  except  brook  trout). 

3  Minnesota  :  All  hunting  prohibited  within  3  miles  of  the  corporate  limits  of  Duluth, 
Minneapolis,  and  St.  Paul. 

4  Squirrels  protected  within   corporate  limits  of   any   city    or  village,   or   within   one- 
fourth  mile  thereof. 


24  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusive. 

Quail Oct.  15-Nov.  30. 

Duck,    goose,    brant,    coot,    gallinules,    \Yilson    snipe    or    jacksnipe, 

yellowlegs Sept.  IG-Nov.  30. 

RaO Sept.  IG-Dec.  31. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  cow  moose,  caribou,  imported  pheasants,  woodcock,  upland  plover, 
dove,  and  ruffed  grouse  (1920),  prairie  chicken,  pinnated,  white-breasted,  and  sharp- 
tailed  grouse  (1922)  ;  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien:  Animals,  $50;  birds,  $15;  issued  by 
commissioner.  Fishing  license,  $1  (not  required  of  person  under  16  years  of  age). 
Issued  by  commissioner,  county  auditors,  game  wardens,  and  agents.  Resident :  Ani- 
mals, $1  ;  birds,  $1  ;  fish,  $1.  Issued  by  county  auditor.  Not  issued  to  person  under 
14  years  of  age.  Owners,  lessees,  or  members  of  their  immediate  families  may  hunt 
without  license  during  open  season  on  own  or  leased  land  occupied  by  them  as  per- 
manent residence.  Unlawful  to  enter  growing  grain  fields  for  purpose  of  hunting  with- 
out permission  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  or  1  antlered  moose  (but  not  both),  a  season  ;  5  geese 
a  day  or  in  possession  ;  15  in  all  of  ducks,  coot,  gallinules,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe, 
yellowlegs,  and  rails  a  day,  45  in  possession  ;  10  quail  a  day,  20  in  possession,  30  a 
season.  Possession  permitted  during  first  5  days  of  closed  season.  Under  permit  or 
tags  deer  and  moose  may  be  possessed  to  February  28,  migratory  birds  for  10  days 
after  close  of  season,  and  other  game  birds  to  January  31. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  provided,  hides  of  deer  and  moose  legally 

killed  may  be  sold. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  ship 
home  in  open  season  under  his  license  coupons  1  deer,  or  1  bull  moose,  and  25  birds 
lawfully  taken  by  himself,  but  not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall 
be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week.  Deer  and  moose  hides  for  tanning  and  heads 
for  mounting  may  be  exported  when  tagged  with  license  coupons. 

Miscellaneous:  Unlawful  to  carry  gun  in  motor  vehicle  unless  taken  apart  or  contained 
in  a  case. 

MISSISSIPPI.)1 
Open  seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (male),  bear Nov.  15-Mar.  1. 

Rabbit,    squirrel Unprotected. 

Quail  or  partridge Nov.  1-Mar.  1. 

Wild  turkey  gobblers Jan.  1-May  1. 

Dove !_-Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Waterfowl,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,   coot,  poule  d'eau,  gallinule, 

black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinule Sept.  1— Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does;  turkey  hens   (1921). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $20  (county  license).  Issued  hy  sheriff.  landowners  and 
their  nonresident  relatives  and  friends  may  hunt  without  license  during  open  season 
on  own  lands. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  day,  5  a  season;  20  ducks,   8  geese,  8  "brant,   15 
in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  20  doves,  15  in  all  of 
rails,  coot,  and  gallinules,  but  a  mixed  bag  shall  not  exceed  20  birds.     Possession  of 
migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

MISSOURI. 
Open   seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (buck) Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Squirrel June  1-Dec.  31. 

Quail    (bob-white  partridge) Nov.  10-Dec.  31.2 

Wild  turkey Dec.  1-Dec.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules,  black-bellied  and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs : Sept.  16— Dec.  31. 

1  Mississippi:  Local  regulations  of  boards  of  supervisors  may  also  be  in  force,  but  those 
relating  to  migratory  birds  must  not  be  inconsistent,  with  Federal  regulations. 

2  Missouri:  Upon  petition  of  100  householders  to  the  county  court,  at  any  regular  or 
special   term  thereof,   more  than   30  days  before  a   general  election  to  be  held   in   such 
county,  the  question  of  a  close  season  on  quail  for  the  next  two  years  in  such  county 
may  be  submitted  to  the  qualified  voters  therein  at  the  election. 


GAME  LAWS  FOB  1919.  25 

Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusive. 

Woodcock : Nov.  10-Nov.  30. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does,  fawns  under  1  year  of  age,  ruffed  grouse  (pheasant),  prairie 
chicken  (pinnated  grouse),  imported  pheasants,  other  introduced  game  birds,  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $10;  fish  only,  $3.  Issued  by  commis- 
sioner. Resident,  State,  $2.50  ;  county,  $1,  good  in  county  of  residence  or  adjoining 
county;  fish  only  (State),  $1.  Issued  by  county  clerk  or  license  collector.  Fishing 
license  not  required  in  county  of  residence  nor  of  women  and  minors  who  are  citizens. 
Owners  and  tenants  of  agricultural  lands  and  members  of  family  under  21  may  hunt 
without  license  during  open  season  on  own  or  leased  land.  Hunting  on  land  of  an- 
other prohibited  without  his  consent. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  4  turkeys  a  season;  1  turkey,  10  quail,  15  ducks, 
8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  15  Wilson  snipe  a  day  ;  15  rails, 
15  coots,  15  gallinules,  but  not  more  than  25  in  all  a  day  or  in  possession ;  or  2  tur- 
keys, 15  quail,  25  of  any  other  species  of  birds  in  possession.  Possession  of  migratory 
birds,  except  doves,  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game  during 
first  5  days  thereof. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  game  may  be  exported  under 
resident  or  nonresident  license  if  carried  openly  as  baggage  or  express  or  in  owner's 
possession  and  accompanied  by  him,  but  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds 
shall  not  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week.  Export  (except  of  quail)  for  scien- 
tific or  propagating  purposes  allowed  under  permit. 

MONTANA. 
Open   seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (see  exception) . Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Exception:   Deer   in   Custer,    Dawson,    Richland,    Rosebud,    and 
Yellowstone  Counties  (1922)  ;  in  Roosevelt,  Sheridan,  and  Valley 
Counties  (1921). 
Elk  in  Carbon,  Madison,  Park,  Stillwater,  Sweet  Grass,  and  parts  of 

Beaverhead  and  Gallatin  Counties Oct.  15-Dec.  24. 

In  Fergus,  Mineral,  Wheatland,  Ravalli,  and  parts  of  Granite, 

Lewis  and  Clark,  and  Powell  Counties Oct.  15-Oct.  24. 

In   Flathead,  Lincoln,   Teton,   and  parts  of  Granite  and   Mis- 

soula  Counties Oct.  15-Nov.  30. 

Pheasant,  partridge,  prairie  chicken,  sage  hen,  fool  hen,  grouse  (see 

exception) Sept.  15-Sept.  30, 

Exception:  In  Roosevelt,  Sheridan,  and  Valley  Counties iOct.  1, 1921. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  yellow- 
legs,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.   1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Sheep,  goat  (1922)  ;  elk  (except  as  above),  moose,  caribou,  antelope,  bison 

or  buffalo,  quail,  introduced  pheasant,  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $50;  birds  and  fish,  $15;  fish,  $3. 
Alien:  General,  $50;  fish,  $5.  Resident :  General,  $1.50.  Guide  (resident),  $10. 
Shipping  (export),  50  cents.  Issued  by  warden  or  deputy.  Elk  (special),  $25  (2  elk 
in  Park  and  Gallatin  Counties.)  Issued  by  warden. 

No  license  required  of  female  under  18  or  of  male  under  14.  Alien  not  holding  a 
hunting  license  required  to  obtain  from  \\arden  $25  license  to  possess  firearms. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  1  elk  a  season  except  in  Gallatin  and  Park  counties 
where  2  elk  may  be  taken  under  special  $25  license ;  5  in  all  of  grouse,  partridges, 
prairie  chickens,  fool  hens,  pheasants,  and  sage  hens  a  day  or  in  possession  ;  20  ducks, 
8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  Wilson  snipe,  50  sora,  25  in 
all  of  other  rails,  coot,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  except 
waterfowl  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  provided  merchant  or  hotel  or  restaurant 
keeper  may  sell  game,  except  migratory  birds,  killed  outside  the  State.  Under  permit 
mounted  specimens  or  hides  or  heads  of  game  animals  or  birds  lawfully  taken  may 
be  sold. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited;  provided  game  lawfully  killed  may  be 
exported  in  open  season  under  hunting  license,  and  shipping  permit  (fee,  50  cents) 
from  State  warden  ;  total  shipments  under  one  license  shall  not  exceed  season's  bag 
limit,  and  not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one 
calendar  week  ;  packages  to  be  labeled  to  show  contents. 

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26  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

NEBRASKA. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusire. 

Squirrel  (gray,  red,  fox,  timber) Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Prairie  chicken,  sage  chicken,  grouse Sept.  15-Nov.  15. 

Duck,    goose,    brant,   Wilson    snipe    or   jacksnipe,    yellowlegs,    coot, 

gallinules Sept.  IG-Dec.  31. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer,  elk,  antelope,  quail,  partridge,  pheasant,  ptarmigan,  introduced  game 

birds,  dove,  wild  turkey,  plovers,  woodcock. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident :  General,  $10  ;  fish,  $2.  Resident,  $1.  Issued  by 
commissioner  or  county  clerk.  Owner  or  lessee  may  hunt  and  fish  without  license 
during  open  season  on  lands  on  which  he  resides.  No  license  required  by  male  under 
18  if  accompanied  by  parent  or  guardian;  male  under  18  and  female  may  fish  without 
license.  Hunting  on  land  of  another  without  permission  or  from  highways  prohibited. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  Ten  squirrels,  10  prairie  chickens  or  grouse,  25  ducks  a  day  ; 
8  geese,  8  brant  a  day,  10  in  all  in  possession  ;  25  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers 
and  yellowlegs,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day  ;  20 
squirrels,  10  prairie  chickens  or  grouse,  10  wild  geese  or  brant,  or  50  in  all  of  other 
game  birds  in  possession.  Possession  permitted  during  first  5  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  nonresident  may  ship  50  birds  out 
of  State  in  a  season  under  hunting  license,  but  must  give  common  carrier  invoice  of 
number  and  kinds  of  birds,  must  have  details  of  shipment  marked  on  license,  and  must 
accompany  the  shipment,  but  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  not  be 
exported  in  any  one  calendar  week  ;  package  to  be  labeled  to  show  contents  and  name 
and  address  of  owner  or  consignor. 

NEVADA. 

Open  seasons i1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer Oct.  15-Nov.  15. 

Prairie  chicken Oct.  1-Jan.  15. 

Sage  hen July  15-Sept.  1. 

Dove Sept.  1-Dec.  15. x 

Duck,    goose,    brant,    coot,    gallinules,    Wilson    snipe    or   jacksnipe, 

black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  antelope,  sheep,  goat   (1930)  ;  pheasants   (1920)  ;  mountain  quail, 

grouse  (1922). 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game,  $5;  fish,  $5.  Alien:  Fish,  $15.  Resi- 
dent citizen  :  Game,  $1,  fish,  $1.  Issued  by  county  clerks  and  wardens.  Aliens  pro- 
hibited from  hunting.  No  license  required  of  boys  or  girls  under  14.  Landowners 
may  hunt  and  fish  on  own  land  without  license  during  open  season. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season;   10  sage  hens,   15  ducks,  5   geese,   5  brant, 
15  snipe  a  day  or  in  possession  ;  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora  and  25 
in    all    of   other   rails,    coots,    and    gallinules,    and    25    doves    a    day.      Possession    of 
migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Open  seasons:  "  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  in  Coos  County Oct.  15-Dec.  15. 

In  Carroll  (except  town  of  Moultonborough)  and  Grafton  Counties Nov. Nl— Dec.  15. 

In  rest  of  State Nov.  15-D<>c.  15. 

Hare,  rabbit Oct.  1-Feb.  29. 

Quail,  partridge,  ruffed  grouse,  woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

r.Jack-bclliod  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  moose,  caribou,  dove,  pheasant,  European  partridge;  gray  squirrel 
(1924). 

1  yn-afla:  County  commissioners  may  shorten  open  seasons  on  game  and  with  approval 
of  State  warden  may  fix  seasons  on  valley  quail  and  may  shorten  season  on  doves. 

-  \eir  Hampshire:  Governor  and  council  may  suspend  open  season  iu  time  of  excessive 
drought. 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919.  27 

iting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game  and  fish,  $15;  fish,  $1.  Resident, 
Game  and  fish,  $1.  Resident  soldiers  and  sailors  over  70  years  of  age  may  hunt  and 
fish  without  a  license.  Fishing  licenses  not  required  of  children  under  16  years  of  age, 
nor  of  women  or  blind  people.  Issued  by  commissioner  or  his  agent  in  each  town,  who 
with  few  exceptions  is  the  town  clerk.  Licenses  not  granted  to  children  under  13  years 
of  age,  and  only  with  written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian  to  minors  under  16  years. 
Child  under  13  may  hunt  without  license  when  accompanied  by  licensed  parent  or 
guardian.  Resident  owner  of  farm  lands  and  minor  children  may  hunt  during  open 
season  on  own  land  without  license.  Guide :  Nonresident,  $20  ;  resident,  $1.  Issued  by 
commissioner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession :  Two  deer  a  season ;  5  hares,  5  quail  a  day ;  5  ruffed  grouse  a 
day,  25  a  season  ;  5  woodcock  a  day,  25  a  season ;  20  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson 
snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots, 
and  gallinules  a  day.  Deer  may  be  possessed  for  a  reasonable  time  after  close  of  open 
season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  migratory  birds  prohibited.  Sale  for  food  purposes  prohibited  of  the 
dead  bodies  of  birds  belonging  to  a  family  any  species  or  subspecies  of  which  is  native 
to  and  protected  by  the  State ;  provided,  deer,  hares,  and  rabbits  may  be  sold  during  the 
open  season. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited;  provided  game  (except  ruffed  grouse) 
imported  from  without  the  United  States  or  raised  in  private  preserves,  when  tagged 
and  marked  to  show  kind  and  number,  name  and  address  of  consignor  and  consignee, 
and  initial  point  of  billing  and  destination,  may  be  exported  unaccompanied  by  the 
owner,  but  not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one 
calendar  week.  Game  for  propagation,  the  head,  hide,  feet,  or  fur  of  game  quadrupeds, 
and  the  plumage  or  skin  of  game  birds  (except  migratory  birds)  legally  taken  and  pos- 
sessed may  be  transported  without  being  marked.1  Nonresident  may  take  with  him 
out  of  the  State,  under  his  hunting  license  and  permit,  one  day's  limit  of  game  birds 
when  properly  marked  and  tagged  and  two  deer  under  license  tags. 

NEW  JERSEY. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer2  (male,  with  horns  visible  above  the  hair) Dec.  16-Dec.  20. 

Rabbit,   squirrel,    quail,    ruffed   grouse    (partridge,    prairie    chicken, 
Hungarian  partridge,  English  or  ringneck   pheasant   cocks,   Aviltl 

turkeys Nov.  10-Dec.  15. 

Dur-k,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinules Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

lilack-belliecl  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe Oct.  16-Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  10-Nov.  30. 

Rails  (marsh  hens)  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

Reedbird ,Sept.  1-Oct.  30.3 

No  open  season:  Does  and  fawns,  English,  or  ringneck  pheasant  hens  (1924)  ;  dove. 
Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game  and  fish,  $10.15;  fish,  $2.15.  Resident 
male  citizen  above  age  of  14  :  Game  and  fish,  $1.15.  When  applied  for  by  parent  or 
legal  guardian,  in  discretion  of  commission,  license  may  be  granted  to  citizen  between 
ages  10  and  14  to  hunt  when  accompanied  by  adult  holder  of  a  general  license  ;  fee,  $1 ; 
issued  only  by  commission.  All  other  licenses  issued  by  county,  city,  or  town  clerk, 
salaried  warden,  or  registrar  of  licenses. 

Alien  prohibited  from  hunting  or  owning  shotgun  or  rifle  unless  he  is  the  owner  of 
real  property  in  New  Jersey  to  the  value  of  $2,000  above  all  incumbrances,  in  which 
case  he  may  secure  nonresident  license. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season,  10  rabbits,  10  quail,  3  ruffed  grouse,  3 
English  or  ringneck  pheasant  cocks,  3  Hungarian  partridges,  6  woodcock,  20  ducks, 
8  each  of  geese  and  brant,  a  day  ;  25  snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora 
and  25  in  all  of  other  rails  (marsh  hens),  coot,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of 
migratory  birds  permitted  during  the  first  10  days  of  close  season. 

Sale:  The  sale  of  (leer,  squirrel,  reedbirds,  and  all  game  birds  is  prohibited;  rabbits  may 
be  sold  during  open  season  and  15  days  thereafter  ;  certain  imported  game,  also  mal- 
lard, wood,  and  black  ducks  (when  raised  in  captivity  under  Federal  permits),  deer, 
and  pheasants  coming  from  another  State  may  be  sold  if  legally  tagged  by  State 
authorities. 

*Neic:  Hampshire:  See  sec.  243,  Lacey  Act,  p.  63. 

2  New  Jersey:  Wild  deer  may  be  taken  only  with  shotgun  not  smaller  than  12  gauge, 
which  may  not  be  loaded  with  a  bullet   or  other  missile   larger   than   buckshot.     Killing 
of  a  deer  must  be  reported  to  commissioners  or  county  warden  within  48  hours. 

3  See  order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


28  FARMERS*  BULLETIN   1077. 

Export:  Export  of  hare,  rabbit,  squirrel,  woodcock,  waterfowl,  and  all  protected  upland 
game  birds  is  prohibited,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  carry  openly  from  the  State 
10  rabbits,  50  rail,  50  reedbirds,  and  15  in  all  of  other  game  birds  a  day,  but  not  more 
than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

Resident  may  remove  from  State  reedbirds  (no  limit),  30  in  all  of  plovers  and  yel- 
lowlegs,  50  Wilson  snipe,  and  100  sora  and  50  other  rails  or  marsh  hens,  coot,  and 
gallinules  a  week. 

Miscellaneous:  Unlawful  to  use  shotgun  or  rifle  holding  mors  than  2  cartridges  or  that 
may  be  fired  more  than  twice  without  reloading. 

NEW  MEXICO. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 
Deer    (with   horns  at  least   6   inches   in    length),    squirrel    (tassel- 
eared  gray),  wild  turkey Oct.  20— Nov.  5. 

Quail  (except  bob-white) Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Turtle  dove  and  white-winged  dove Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  coot,  gallinules- Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Eails  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept,  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does,  Sonoran  deer,  elk,  sheep,  goat,  antelope,  buffalo,  bob- white  quail, 

pheasant,  ptarmigan,  prairie  chicken,  sage  hen,  grouse. 

Banting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Big  game,  bird,  and  fish,  $35.25;  big  game 
and  bird,  $30.25  ;  big  game,  $25.25  ;  bird,  $10.25  ;  fish,  $5.  Resident :  Big  game,  bird 
and  fish,  $2.50  ;  big  game  and  bird,  $2.25  ;  big  game,  $1.50  ;  bird,  $1.25  ;  fish,  $1  ; 
guide,  $5.25 ;  duplicate,  $1.  Issued  by  county  clerks  and  deputies  designated  by  State 
warden. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season,  3  wild  turkeys,  20  quail,  25  doves  a  day  or 
in  possession,  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and 
yellowlegs,  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules.  Possession  per- 
mitted during  open  season  and  first  5  days  of  close  season.  Under  permit,  game,  except 
migratory  birds,  may  be  held  in  storage  for  first  90  days  of  close  season  ;  migratory 
birds  may  be  so  held  for  a  period  of  10  days. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  taken  in.  the  State  prohibited;  provided,  game  (except 
migratory  birds)  imported  into  State  by  hotel,  restaurant,  cafe1,  boarding-house  keeper, 
or  dealer  may  be  sold  under  a  permit  good  for  not  more  than  30  days. 
Export:  Export  of  all  game  taken  in  the  State  prohibited,  except  under  permit,  fee  $1.25 
(1  deer  and  3  turkeys)  ;  and  $1.25  for  bag  limit  of  other  birds^  and  fish;  holder  of 
hunting  license,  under  permit  from  warden,  may  export  game  or  birds  for  scientific 
or  propagating  purposes. 

NEW  YORK. 

Open  seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (except  fawns)   in  Adirondack  region2 Oct.  1-Nov.  15. 

Deer  (with  horns  not  less  than  3  inches  long),  in 
Ulster  County  and  towns  of  Neversink,  Cochec- 
ton,  Tusten,  Highland,  Lumberland,  Forestburg, 
Bethel,  and  all  of  towns  of  Mamakating  and 
Thomp-son  south  of  Newburgh  and  Cochecton 
turnpike  in  Sullivan  County,  and  Deer  Park, 

in  Orange  County Nov.  1-Nov.  15. 

On  own  land  in  Columbia,  Dutchess,  and  Rens- 

selaer  Counties  with  shotguns  only Oct.  1-Nov.  15. 

Varying  hare,   rabbit3 Oct  1-Jan.  31. 

Squirrel,  black,  gray,  or  fox    (no  open  season  in   corporate  limits 

of  city  or  village) Oct.  1-Nov.  15. 

1  New  York:  When  date  of  open  or  close  season  falls  on  Sunday,  season  opens,  except 
on  migratory  birds,  or  closes  on  the  preceding  Saturday. 

2  The  Adirondack  region  comprises  the  counties  of  Clinton,    Essex,   Franklin,   Fulton, 
Hamilton,  Herkimer,  Jefferson,  Lewis,  Oneida,  Oswego,  Saratoga,  St.  Lawrence,  Warren, 
and  Washington. 

3  Commission  may  shorten  open  seasons  on  game.     Open  season  on  upland  game  fixed 
or  closed  by  order  of  commission  as  follows :  Cottontail  rabbit  in  Richmond  County,  Oct. 
1-Nov.   14  and  Jan.  1-31. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR  1919.  29 

Open  seasons — Continued. 

Dates  inclusive. 
Grouse,  partridge1 Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 

Pheasant,  male  only1  (four  days  only) (NOV 

Waterfowl,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallimilc Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock -Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

o   open   season:    Elk,    moose,    caribou,    antelope,    fawns,    Hungarian   or   European    gray- 
legged  partridge,  dove,  and  quail   (1920). 

Hunting  licenses:  2  Nonresident  or  alien,  $10.50;  resident,  $1.10.  Issued  by  county,  city, 
and  town  clerks.  Owner,  members  of  immediate  family,  and  tenants  actually  occupy- 
ing cultivated  farm  land  may  hunt  thereon  without  license  during  open  season.  Li- 
censee required  to  wear  button. 

Bag  limits:  One  deer,  24  woodcock,  20  grouse,  3  male  introduced  pheasants  a  season; 
6  varying  hares  or  rabbits,  5  squirrels,  6  woodcock,  4  grouse,  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8 
brant,  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  mud  hens  and  gallinules,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellow- 
legs,  25  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe  a  day. 

Possession:  Deer,  grouse,  and  pheasant  during  open  season  and  5  days  thereafter;  migra- 
tory game  birds  during  open  season  and  10  days  thereafter.  Deer  properly  tagged  may 
be  possessed  under  $1  permit  to  February  1. 

Eale:  Sale  of  all  game  birds  prohibited;  provided,  varying  hares  and  rabbits  legally  taken 
in  State  during  open  season  (from  without  State  at  any  time),  and  unplucked  car- 
casses of  pheasants,  Scotch  grouse,  European  gray-legged  partridge,  European  black 
game,  red-legged  partridge,  and  Egyptian  quail,  and  carcasses  of  European  red  deer, 
fallow  deer,  roebuck,  and  reindeer  imported  from  without  the  United  States  may  be 
sold  under  license  at  any  time  when  duly  tagged. 

Licensed  breeders  in  States  having  laws  similar  to  the  game-breeding  law  of  New 
York  may  import  for  sale,  under  $5  license  and  cost  of  inspection,  domesticated  Ameri- 
can elk,  white-tailed  deer,  European  red  deer,  fallow  deer,  roebuck,  pheasants,  and 
mallard  and  blacK  ducks,  when  duly  tagged. 

Head,  hide,  and  feet  of  quadrupeds  legally  taken  and  possessed  may  be  sold  at  any 
time. 

Export:  Export  of  game  and  birds  prohibited,  except  any  person  may  export  1  deer  and 
one  day's  bag  limit  of  other  gftme  in  one  day  during  open  season  by  means  other  than 
common  carrier  or  parcel  post.  The  taker  may  export  in  one  day  by  common  carrier, 
except  parcel  post,  one  day's  limit  when  accompanied  by  permit  which  shall  show  con- 
tents of  package.  Head,  hide,  and  feet  of  animals  and  plumage  or  skin  of  game  birds 
legally  taken  may  be  exported  at  any  time. 

Miscellaneous:  Hunting  prohibited  on  lands  supplying  any  municipality  with  water  or 
on  public  highways,  except  public  highways  within  forest  preserve  counties. 

NEW  YORK— Long    Island. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Varying  hare,   rabbit,   squirrel    (black,  gray,  fox),  quail,  pheasants 

(males  only) Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Ruffed  grouse Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

Waterfowl,   Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,   mudhen,   gallinules Oct.  IG-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock .Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  and  dove. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:   Forty  quail,   15   ruffed  grouse,    30   male  pheasants  a   season; 
6  quail,  2  ruffed  grouse,  4  male  pheasants  a  day.     For  other  bag  limits  see  New  York. 
Hunting  licenses,  sale,  export,  miscellaneous :    (See  New  York.) 

1  Noir  York:  Commission  may  shorten  open  seasons  on  game.     Open  season  on  upland 
game  fixed  or  closed  by  order  of  commission  as  follows :   Cottontail  rabbit  in  Richmond 
County,  Oct.  1-Nov.  14  and  Tan.  1-31. 

2  Nonresident  fishing  license  fee,  $2.50.     Issued  hy  county,  city,  and  town  clerks.     Not 
required  of  person  under  16  years  of  age  or  in  international  boundary  waters  if  resi- 
dents require  no  license  in  that  part  of  those  waters  not  within  jurisdiction  of  State. 


30  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

NORTH   CAROLINA.1 
Open  seasons: *  Dates  inclusive. 

Dove : Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jackknipe,  coot,  gallinules Nov.  1— Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Kails  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

Reedbird  (ricebird) Aug.  16-Nov.  15.2 

Hunting  licenses.1 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Twenty-five  doves,  25  ducks,  8  geose,  8  brant.  6  woodcock,  25 
Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails, 
coots,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10 
days  of  close  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  reedbirds  (rieebirds)  and  all  migratory  birds  prohibited. 

Export:  The  export  is  prohibited  of  quail,  partridge,  pheasant,  grouse,  wild  turkey,  snipf. 
shore  or  beach  birds,  woodcock,  taken  in  State. 

Exceptions:  Nonresident  may  take  out  of  State  under  his  hunting  license  50  quail 
(partridges),  12  grouse,  2  turkeys,  and  50  in  all  of  Wilson  snipe,  plovers,  and  yellow- 
legs  in  a  season,  but  not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  lie  exported 
in  any  one  calendar  week.  Export  permitted  under  permit  of  Audubon  Society  of  ruffed 
grouse,  wild  turkey,  woodcock,  snipe,  and  other  shorebirds  for  propagation. 

NORTH   DAKOTA. 

Open   seasons:  Dates  inclusir". 

Prairie    chicken    (pinnated    grouse),    sharp-tailed     (white-breasted) 

grouse,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  Wilson  snipe Sept.  16-Oet.  16. 

Ruffed  grouse  in  Bottineau,  Cavalier,  Pembina,  and  Roulette  Coun- 
ties only Oct.  1-Oct.lO. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Sept.  16-Dec.   1. 

Coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Oct.  16. 

Rails  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  (1920)  ;  elk,  rnoose,  antelope,  quail,  ruffed  grouse  (except  as  above), 

English  and  Chinese  ringneck  pheasants,  Hungarian  partridge,  dove,  woodcock. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $25;  resident,  $1.  Issued  by  commissioners,  deputy,  or 
county  auditor.  Aliens  not  permitted  to  hunt.  Perfon  or  member  of  family  perma- 
nently residing  with  him  may  hunt  without  license  during  open  season  on  own  lands 
or  lands  cultivated  by  him.  Resident  license  may  be  issued  to  settler.  No  person  per- 
mitted to  enter  cultivated  or  posted  lands  without  consent  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Five  prairie  chickens,  sharp-tailed  grouse,  plovers,  each  or  nil 
combined  a  day,  10  each  or  all  in  possession  at  one  time,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and 
yellowlegs,  but  not  more  than  5  plovers  a  day  ;  5  ruffed  grouse  a  day,  15  in  possession  ; 
15  snipe,  woodcock,  rails,  ducks,  geese,  each  or  all  combined  a  day,  but  not  more  than 
8  geese,  8  brant,  or  6  woodcock  ;  30  in  possession  ;  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  galli- 
nules a  day.  Resident  licensee  under  permit  may  retain  not  to  exceed  20  pinnated  or 
sharp-tailed  grouse,  30  waterfowl,  but  not  more  than  50  birds  in  all  during  first  5  days 
of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  hides,  heads,  and  trophies  of  big  game 

lawfully  taken  may  be  sold  at  any  time. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  carry 
with  him  from  State  under  license  tag  prairie  chickens  and  sharp-tailed  grouse  not 
exceeding  20  in  all,  and  ducks,  geese,  and  brant  not  exceeding  30  in  all,  or  a  total  of 
50  of  all  birds  combined,  if  open  to  view  and  labeled  with  his  name  and  address  an-i 
number  of  his  license.  Not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  ex- 
ported in  any  one  calendar  week.  Board  may  grant  permits  for  the  export  of  live 
game. 

1  North  Carolina:  Only  the  Federal  seasons  and  other  restrictions  on  migratory  birds 
are  given.  County  seasons  and  provisions  relating  to  licenses,  bag  limits,  sale,  and  export 
are  too  numerous  to  be  included.  Full  information  regarding  county  laws  may  be  had  on 
application  to  the  secretary,  Audubon  Society,  Raleigh,  N.  C.  The  county  laws  should  be 
consulted,  as  in  some  instances  they  prohibit  the  hunting  of  migratory  game  birds  during 
part  of  the  periods  mentioned  in  the  table.  Wood  duck,  swans,  robins,  larks,  aud  certain 
other  migratory  birds  must  not  be  killed  at  any  time.  (See  Migratory  Bird  Regulations, 
pp.  71-77.) 

*  See  order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919.  31 

» 

OHIO. 
Open    seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Hare,  rabbit Nov.  15-Jan.  I.1 

Squirrel Aug.  20-Sept.  20. 

Ruffed  grouse,  cock  pheasant  (introduced),  Hungarian  partridge Nov.  15-Nov.  25. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe,  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers, 

yellowlegs,    coot,   gallinules Sept.  16-Dcc.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:   Deer,  quail,  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  citizen:  General,  $15.25;  fish,  $2.  Resident  citi- 
zen, $1.25.  Issued  by  county  and  township  clerks.  Person  under  16  when  hunting  must 
be  accompanied  by  adult.  Owners,  tenants,  or  their  children  may  hunt  without  license 
during  open  season  on  own  or  leased  lands.  Written  permission  required  on  land  of 
another. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Five  squirrels  and  10'  rabbits  a  day  or  in  possession;  3  ruffed 
grouse,  3  cock  pheasants,  and  6  Hungarian  partridge,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellow- 
legs,  15  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  8  geese,  25  ducks ;  35  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other 
rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  (except  hare  or  rabbit  during  open  season). 
Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  (except  rabbit)  taken  in  State,  provided, 
a  nonresident  may  take  with  him  from  State  under  his  hunting  license  25  pieces  of 
game,  but  not  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  by  one 
person  in  any  one  calendar  week.  Packages  containing  game  or  fur-bearing  animals 
or  parts  thereof  must  be  marked  to  show  contents,  initial  point  of  billing,  and  names 
and  addresses  of  consignor  and  consignee. 

OKLAHOMA. 

Open  seasons:  -  Dates  inclusive. 

Quail Dec.  1-Dec.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinules Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  dove Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rails  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  (1922),  antelope,  prairie  chicken,  imported  pheasant,  wild  turkey. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $15;  alien,  $25;  resident  citizen,  $1.25.  Issued  by  warden, 
deputy,  or  county  clerk.  A  person  may  hunt  without  license  during  open  season  on 
own  or  leased  premises  actually  occupied  by  him.  Application  of  person  under  14 
must  be  approved  in  writing  by  parent  or  guardian.  Unlawful  to  shoot  on  or  across 
highway  or  railroad  right  of  way.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  lands  of  another  without 
owner's  permission. 

Bag  limits:  Fifteen  quail,  plover,  snipe,  or  ducka  a  day,  100  a  season;  15  yellowicgs, 
but  not  more  than  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  day  ;  8  geese,  8  brant  a  day, 
but  not  more  than  10  in  all  a  day  ;  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and 
gallinules  and  6  woodcock  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during 
first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  except  the  heads,  hides,  and  horns  of  big 

game  lawfully  killed  may  be  sold. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  carry 
to  his  home  two  days'  bag  limit  of  game  birds  if  license  permit  is  attached. 

OREGON.3 
Open   seasons: 

District  Xo.  1,*  icest  of  Cascades:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   (male,  with  horns) Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Silver-gray  squirrel,  dove Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Quail  in  Coos,  Curry,  Jackson,  and  Josephine  Counties  only Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 

1  Ohio:  Landowners,  tenants,  and  employees  may  take  hares  or  rabbits,  when  doing 
substantial  damage  to  crops,  trees,  or  shrubbery,  at  any  time  except  on  Sunday. 

2OJila1wma:  Bear  in  Blaine,  Caddo,  Comanche,  Kiowa,  and  Major  Counties,  no  opea 
season ;  in  rest  of  State,  unprotected. 

8  Oregon:  Governor  may  suspend  open  season  in  time  of  drought. 

*  District  No.  1,  west  of  Cascades,  includes  Benton,  Clackamas,  Clatsop,  Columbia,  Coos, 
Curry,  Douglas,  Jackson,  Josephine,  Lane,  Lincoln,  Linn,  Marion,  Multriomah,  Polk, 
Tillamook,  Washington,  and  Yamhill  Counties.  District  No.  2  east  of  Cascades,  includes 
all  other  counties  in  the  State. 


32  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  10T7. 

Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusive. 

Grouse,  male  Chinese  pheasant  (see  exceptions) Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 

Exceptions:  Grouse  and  mule  Chinese  pheasant 

in  Jackson  County Oct.  1-Oct.  10. 

Chinese    pheasants    in    Coos,    Curry,    and 

Josephine  Counties No  open  season. 

Sooty  or  blue  grouse  in  Douglas  County Sept.  1-Sept.  30. 

Duck,    goose,    brant,    Wilson    snipe,    coot,    black-bellied   and    golden 

plovers,  yellowlegs   (see  exception) Oct.  16-Jan.  15. 

Exception:  In  Clatsop,  Columbia,  Multnonuali, 

and  Tillamook  Counties Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  (see  exception) Oct.  16-Nov.  30. 

Exception:  In  Clatsop,   Columbia,  Multnoruah, 

and  Tillamook  Counties Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

District  No.  2,1  cast  of  Cascades: 

Deer  (male,  with  horns)    (see  exception) Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Exception:  In  Union  and  Wallowa  Counties Sept.  10— Nov.  10. 

Quail  in  Klamath  County  only .Oct.  1-Oct.  10. 

Ruffed  grouse,  native  pheasant,  blue  or  sooty  grouse  (see  exception)- Aug.  15-Oct.  31. 

Exception:  In  Union  and  Wallowa  Counties Aug.  1-Nov.  10. 

Prairie  chicken  in  Sherman  and  Wasco  Counties  only Oct.  1-Oct.  15. 

Sage  hen July  15-Aug.  31. 

Chinese     pheasants     in     Baker,     Grant,     Malheur, 

Umatilla,  and  Union  Counties Oct.  5-Oct.  12. 

In  Hood  River  find  Wasco  Counties Oct.  27-Nov.  3. 

In  remainder  of  district — . No  open  season. 

Dove '. Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Duck,   goose,2  Wilson   snipe  or   jacksnipe,   black-bellied   and   golden 

plovers,  yellowlegs,  coot,  gallinules Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Rails,  other  than  coot Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Doe  and  spotted  fawn,  moose,  elk,  antelope,  sheep,  goat,  Hungarian 
partridge,  bob-white,  prairie  chicken,  Franklin  grouse,  foolhen,  wild  turkey,  silver-gray 
squirrel,  quail,  and  introduced  pheasants  (except  as  above). 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game,  $10;  alient  gun  license,  $25  (in  addition 
to  hunting  and  angling  license)  ;  issued  by  commissioners.  Resident,  game  and  fish,  $3  ; 
game,  $1.50.  Angling,  resident  or  nonresident,3  $1.50  (not  required  of  female)  ;  issued  by 
county  clerks  and  duly  appointed  agents  throughout  the  State.  Licenses  not  issued  to 
persons  under  14  years  of  age,  who  may  hunt  with  gun  on  own  premises  or  those  of 
parent,  relatives,  or  guardian  only.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  inclosed  or  occupied  land  of 
another  without  permission  of  owner.  Unlawful  to  shoot  from  highways  or  railroad 
rights  of  way.  Licenses,  good  for  life,  issued  free  of  charge  by  county  clerks  to  pioneers 
of  State  who  arrived  prior  to  1860,  and  veterans  of  Indian  and  Civil  Wars  upon  proof 
of  service. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Two  deer  a  season  ;  5  silver-gray  squirrels  and  10  quail  in  7 
consecutive  days  ;  5  in  all  of  sage  hens  and  prairie  chickens  a  day,  10  in  7  consecutive 
days ;  5  in  all  of  ruffed  grouse,  pheasants,  and  sooty  or  blue  grouse  a  day,  10  in  7 
consecutive  days ;  5  Chinese  pheasants  a  day,  10  in  7  consecutive  days,  but  in  district  1 
a  bag  of  10  shall  not  include  more  than  3  hens  and  in  district  2  more  than  2  hens  ; 
10  doves  a  day,  20  in  7  consecutive  days ;  25  ducks,  25  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of 
plovers  and  yellowlegs,  25  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day  but  not  more  than 
25  in  all  in  one  day  nor  more  than  30  in  all  in  7  consecutive  days  ;  8  geese  a  day,  30  in 
7  consecutive  days.  Migratory  game  birds  properly  tagged  may  be  possessed  during 
first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game,  when  properly  tagged,  during  close  season. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited.  Game  birds  (except  migratory  birds)  and 
animals  imported  from  without  the  United  States,  when  duly  tagged,  may  be  sold.  Tag 
fee,  5  cents  each.  Commissioners  may  make  regulations  permitting  the  sale  of  game, 
except  migratory  birds. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

1  Oregon:  District  No.  1,  west  of  Cascades,  includes  Benton,  Clackamas,  Clatsop,  Colum- 
bia, Coos,  Curry,  Douglas,  Jackson,  Josephine,  Lane,  Lincoln,  Linn,  Marion,  Multnomah, 
Tolk,  Tillamook,  Washington,  and  Yamhill  Counties.     District  No.  2  east  of  Cascades,  in- 
cludes all  other  counties  in  the  State. 

2  Unlawful  to  kill  geese  at  any  time  on  islands  or  sand  bars  in  the  Columbia  east  of  the 
Cascades  or  on  Deschutes  and  John  Day  Rivers  south  to  junction  with  White  River  and 
Thirtymile  Creek,  respectively. 


GAME  LAWS  FOE  1919.  33 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Open  seasons: x  Dates  inclusive. 

Doer — male  -with  horns  2  inches  above  the  hair Dec.  1-Dec.  15. 

Bear Oct.  15~Dec.  15. 

Hare,   rabbit .Nov.  1-Dec.  15. 

Squirrels,   quail,   ruffed  grouse,   ringneck   pheasant,   Hungarian   par- 
tridge  s. Oct.  20-Nov.  30. 

Wild  turkey 1 Nov.  15-Nov.  30. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied   and  golden   plovers,   yellowlegs,   coot    (mudhen),   galli- 
nules, Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe Sept.  16— Nov.  30. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

Reedbird : ^Sopt.  1-Oct.  30.a 

Blackbird __. . Aug.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk  (1921),  doe,  fawn,  dove,  loon,  grebe. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $10.  Issued  by  commission  or  county  treasurer.  Resi- 
dent, $1  from  county  treasurer,  $1.15  from  justice  of  the  peace.  Licenses  not  issued 
to  minor  under  14  years  of  age,  and  minor  between  14  and  16  must  furnish  written 
consent  of  parent  or  guardian.  Licensee  required  to  wear  tag. 

Resident  citizen  and  members  of  family  residing  upon  and  cultivating  land  in  State 
as  either  owner  or  lessee  may  hunt  on  such  land  and,  with  consent  of  owner,  on  ad- 
joining land  without  a.rlicenso. 

Aliens  not  permitted  to  hunt. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  (6  to  party  camping  or  hunting  together),  1  bear 
(3  to  party  camping  or  hunting  together),  40  rabbits,  15  hares,  20  squirrels,  1  turkey, 
25  quail  (Virginia  partridge),  24  ruffed  grouse,  10  ringneck  pheasants,  10  Hungarian 
quail,  20  woodcock  a  season.  Ton  rabbits,  3  hares,  6  squirrels,  8  quail  (Virginia  par- 
tridge), 4  ruffed  grouse,  4  ringneck  pheasants,  4  Hungarian  quail,  6  woodcock,  25  ducks, 
8  geese,  8  brant,  25  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora,  25  in 
all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted 
during  first  10  days  of  close  season  ;  other  game  during  first  30  days  thereof. 
Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  wild  deer,  elk,  squirrel,  rabbit  or  hare,  wild  ringneck  pheasant, 
and  Hungarian  partridge  taken  in  the  State;  and  of  quail,  ruffed  grouse  (pheasant), 
wild  turkey,  reedbirds,  and  all  other  migratory  birds  (wherever  taken)  ;  provided,  bear, 
blackbirds,  Belgian  and  German  hares  may  be  sold  at  any  time. 

Export:  The  export  is  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  provided  a  nonresident  licensee 
may  take  out  with  him  on  the  same  conveyance  one  day's  limit  of  game.  Small  game 
to  be  carried  upon  the  person  in  hunting  coat  or  game  bag,  or  as  hand  baggage,  with- 
out cover.  Packages  containing  large  game  to  be  plainly  marked.  Shipment  by  parcel 
post  prohibited. 
Miscellaneous:  Use  of  automatic  guns  prohibited. 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 
Gray  squirrel,  hare,  rabbit,  quail  or  bobwhite,  ruffed  grouse  or  par- 
tridge, pheasant Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinules Oct.  1-Jan.  15. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

Wilson  snipe Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rails   (other  than  coot  and  gallinules) Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:   Deer,3  dove,   Hungarian  partridge    (1020). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $10.15;  alien,  $15.15;  resident,  $1.15.  Issued  by  city  and 
town  clerks. 

Not  required  of  resident  or  his  immediate  family  to  hunt  on  own  or  leased  agricul- 
tural lands  on  which  actually  domiciled  ;  nonresident  owning  real  estate  valued  at  not 
less  than  $500,  and  nonresident  member  of  club  incorporated  for  hunting  or  fishing 

"*  Pennsylvania:  Seasons  may  be  closed  on  petition  to  commission. 
2  See  order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 

8  Rhode  Island:  Deer  injuring  crops  may  be  killed  at  any  time  by  the  owner  or  occu- 
pant of  the  premises  under  written  permit  from  secretary  of  State. 

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34  FARMERS*   BULLETIN   1077. 

purposes  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1000,  which  owns  real  estate  assessed  for  taxation  at  value 
of  not  less  than  ,$1,000,  may  procure  license  at  a  fee  of  $1.15  ;  licenses  not  issued  to 
minors  under  15  years  of  age.  Consent  of  owner  required  for  hunting  on  land  of  an- 
other from  Oct.  15-Dec.  15. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Fifteen  ducks,  8  geese,  g  brant,  6  woodcock.  15  in  all  of 
plovers  and  yellowlogs,  15  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  a  day, 
but  net  more  than  15  game  birds  of  all  kinds  in  possession  at  one  time.  Possession 
of  waterfowl,  coots,  gallinules,  and  woodcock  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close 
season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  birds  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  game,  provided  a  nonresident  licensee  may  take  out  under 
his  license  10  wild  fowl  or  birds  in  one  calendar  year,  if  carried  open  to  view. 

SOUTH   CAROLINA. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclttsire. 

Deer Sept.  1-Dec.  :n. 

Bear,  rabbit,  squirrel,  blackbirds Oct.  1— Mar.  15. 

Quail    (partridge) Nov.  15-Feb.  15. 

Wild  turkey Nov.  15-Apr.  1. 

Dove Oct.   16-Jan.  Si. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinules,  Wilson  snipe Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinulos Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Reedbirds Aug.  16-Nov.  15. l 

No  open  season:  Ruffed  grouse  (pheasant)    (1921). 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident  :  Game,  $15.25  ;  fish,  $3.25.  Issued  by  county 
clerk.  Resident:  Game,  State,  $3.10;  county  of  residence,  $1.10.  Issued  by  couniy 
clerk  or  game  warden. 

No  license   required  of  resident   owners,   tenants,   their   children,   or,   under   writtm 
permission,  their  employees,  to  hunt  during  open  season  on  own  lands. 

Unlawful  to  hunt  on  land  of  another  without  consent  of  owner. 

Bag  limits:  Five  deer,  20  wild  turkeys  a  season;   15   squirrels,   15  quail    (partridge),    25 

doves,  2  turkeys,  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  6  woodcock,  25  Wilson  snipe,  15  in  all 

of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules 

a  day.     Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 

Sale:    Sale  prohibited  of  deer,   quail    (partridge),   dove,   turkey,   reedbird,    and   all   other 

migratory  birds. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  taken  in  State;  provided,  a  nonresident 
licensee  may  export  2  deer,  50  quail,  4  turkeys,  50  in  all  of  plove.r,  yellowlegs,  and 
snipe,  50  waterfowl  if  not  for  sale  and  packages  are  marked  to  show  contents,  but 
not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  in  any  one 
calendar  week. 

SOUTH   DAKOTA. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  i/nclusive. 

Deer Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

Partridge,   grouse,  prairie  chicken,   black-lvellied  and   golden  plovers, 

yellowlegs Sept.  16-Oct.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,   gallinules.  Wilson  snipe Sept.  IB-Dec.  31. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  galliuult'S Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  antelope,  mountain  sheep,  quail,  dove,  pheasant,  upland  plover. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  Big  game,  $25;  small  game,  $15:   issued  :>y  game  warden 
or  county  treasurer.     Resident :  Big  game,  $5  ;  small  game,  $1  ;  issued  by  county  treas- 
urer.    Hunting  game  birds  during  open  season  on  own  land  permitted  without  licens*1. 
Unlawful  to  hunt  on  cultivated  land  of  another  without  permission  of  owner. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  year  ;  25  ducks,  geese,  brant,  coot,  gallinules,  sora 
and  other  rails  in  the  aggregate  of  all  kinds,  but  not  more  than  8  geese  or  8  brant,  and 
5  of  each  other  species  of  game  birds  a  day  ;  50  in  all  of  ducks,  geese,  or  brant,  or  other 
aquatic  fowl  and  snipe,  and  15  in  all  of  prairie  chickens,  partridge,  grouse,  and  plover 
in  possession.     Possession  permitted  during  open  season  and  five  days  thereafter. 
Sale:   Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited;   provided,  skins,  heads,  and  antlers  of  deer 
lawfully  killed  may  be  sold. 

-  South  Carolina :  See  order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p.  77. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR  1019.  35 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited;  provided,  a  nonresident  may  export  1 
deer  lawfully  killed  under  permit  of  State  game  warden  and  not  more  than  10  birds 
under  each  of  the  five  coupons  attached  to  his  nonresident  license ;  but  not  more  than  50 
ducks,  16  geese,  1G  brant,  12  woodcock,  50  snipe,  30  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs, 
and  50  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  shall  be  exported  by  one  person  in  any  one 
calendar  week,  and  if  exported  by  common  carrier,  tags  attached  to  hunting  license 
must  be  affixed  to  each  shipment. 

TENNESSEE. 

Open  seasons :  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   (see  exception) Oct.  15,  1919. 

Exception:    In   Bledsoe,   Cumberland,   Grundy, 
Marion,      Sequatchie,      and      Van      Buren 

Counties Nov.  1-Dec.  10. 

Squirrel   (see  exceptions) June  2-Dec.  31. 

Exceptions:  In  Bledsoe,  Cannon,  Cumberland,  Franklin,  Grundy, 
Lincoln,  Loudon,  Marion,  Marshall,  Sequatchie,  Sumner,  and 
Van  Buren  Counties  unprotected  ;  in  Dickson,  June  1— Nov.  1 ; 
in  Dyer,  June  1-July  1  and  Oct.  1-Jan.  1  ;  in  Payette,  Ruther- 
ford, June  1-Jan.  1 ;  in  Giles,  Oct.  15-July  1 ;  in  Smith  and 
Wilson,  May  1-Mar.  1 ;  in  Warren,  Nov?  1-Mar.  1. 

Rabbit .Unprotected. 

Quail  or  partridge,  wild  turkey  (additional  season  for  gobblers,  Apr. 

2-24  (see  exceptions) Nov.  16-Dec.  31. 

Exceptions:  Quail,  in  Bedford  and  Moore  Counties,  Dec.  1- 
Jan.  1 ;  in  Benton,  Dec.  1-Jan.  31 ;  in  Bledsoe,  Cumberland, 
Grundy,  Marion,  Sequatchie,  and  Van  Buren,  Nov.  1-Jan.  1  ; 
in  Bradley,  Campbell,  Franklin,  Giles,  Henry,  Hickman,  and 
Knox,  Dec.  1-Feb.  1  ;  in  Carroll,  Dec.  1-Jan.  31 ;  in  Cannon 
and  White,  Nov.  15-Feb.  15  ;  in  Crockett,  Rutherford,  and 
Sumner,  Nov.  15-Jan.  1 ;  in  Dickson,  Lawrence,  and  Obion, 
Nov.  15-Jan.  15;  in  Dekalb,  Hawkins,  and  Meigs,  Nov.  15- 
Feb.  1  ;  in  Fayette,  Nov.  22-Mar.  5  ;  in  Hardeman,  Dec.  15- 
Mar.  1 ;  in  Henderson,  McNairy,  and  Weakley,  Dec.  15-Feb. 
15  ;  in  Monroe,  Dec.  1-Jan.  15  ;  in  Lincoln,  Dec.  1-Feb.  15  ; 
in  Sullivan,  Nov.  20-Feb.  15  ;  in  Washington,  Nov.  20-Jan.  1  ; 
in  Warren,  Dec.  1-Mar.  1.  Season  closed  in  Grainger  until 
1921 ;  in  Union  until  1924  ;  Claiborne,  no  open  season. 

Wild  turkey,  in  Bledsoe,  Cumberland,  Grundy,  Marion, 
Sequatchie,  and  Van  Buren  Counties,  Nov.  1-Jan.  1,  and  also 
on  gobblers  only,  Apr.  1-May  1 ;  in  Lincoln,  Nov.  1-Mar.  1, 
and  also  on  gobblers  only,  Apr.  1-Apr.  25 ;  in  Cannon  and 
Sullivan,  unprotected. 

Dove  (see  exceptions) Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Exceptions:  In  Fayette,  Sept.  1-Nov.  1 ;  in  Obion,  Sept.  1- 
Sopt.  15 ;  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  20-Dec.  15 ;  in  Claiborne,  no 
open  season. 

Duck,   goose,   brant,  coot,  mudhen,  gallinule,  Wilson  snipe  or  jack- 
snipe Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Rail Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  (1919)  ;  grouse,  ringneck,  and  Mongolian  pheasant,  and  woodcock. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $10  (may  hunt  on  own  land  without  license).  Resident: 
State,  $2;  county,  $1  (county  licensee  may  obtain  State  license  for  $1).  Issued  by 
county  clerks.  County  license  not  required  of  residents  in  Cannon,  Hardin,  Houston, 
and  Jackson  Counties  or  of  residents  to  hunt  squirrels  in  Dyer,  Lincoln,  Smith,  Wayne, 
and  Wilson  Counties. 

Owners  and  tenants  may  hunt  without  license  on  land  on  which  they  reside.     Un- 
lawful to  hunt  on  tillable  or  inclosed  lands  of  another  without  written  permission. 

Reelfoot  Lake:  Special  license,  fee  $2,  in  addition  to  State  license,  required  of  resi- 
dents to  hunt  thereon.    Resident,  fish,  $1.    Nonresident,  fish,  $2.     Guide  or  pusher,  $1. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  Twenty  game  birds  and  animals  a  day  but  not  more  than  8 
geese,  8  brant,   15   in  all   of  plovers   and  yellowlegs   a   day ;    in   Lauderdale   County,  6 
squirrels,  12  quail,  and  2  turkeys  a  day  or  in  possession. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  migratory  birds;  and  of  all  other  protected  birds  killed  in  State. 
Export:    Export    of   all    protected    game    prohibited,    provided    nonresident    licensee    may 
take   out   of   State,   if   carried    openly,   game   birds  legally   killed   by   him    (except   25 


36  FARMEKS'  BULLETIN   1077. 

birds  only  may  be  exported  from  Reelfoot  Lake),  but  not  more  than  50  ducks,  16 
geese,  16  brant,  10  Wilson  snipe,  30  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  in  all  of 
rails,  coots,  and  gallinules,  and  50  doves  shall  be  exported  by  one  person  in  any  one 
calendar  week. 

TEXAS. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Quail  or  partridge,  chacalaca  or  Mexican  pheasant Dec.  1-Jan.  31. 

Wild-turkey  gobblers Mar.  1-Apr.  30. 

Doves Sept.  1-Dec.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  gallinules Oct.  16-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Oct.  16-Dec.  15. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Oct.  16— Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Antelope,  sheep   (1924)  ;  turkey  hens,  robins;  prairie  chicken,   pinnated 

grouse,  pheasant   (except  chacalaca),  woodcock   (1924). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  or  alien,  $15  ;  issued  by  game,  fish,  and  oyster  commis- 
sioner, deputies,  and  county  clerks.  Resident,  $2,  not  required  in  county  of  residence; 
issued  by  commissioner,  deputies,  and  county  clerks. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Three  deer,  3  turkey  gobblers  a  season;  15  in  all  of  quail  and 
chacalaca;  15  doves;  25  in  all  of  .waterfowl  and  shorebirds,  but  not  more  than  8 
geese,  8  brant,  or  15  plovers  and  yellowlogs  a  day  ;  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other 
rails,  coots,  and  gallinules.  Possession  of  all  game  permitted  during  open  season  and 
10  days  thereafter. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  game,  except  nonresident  .licensee  may  ship  game  to 
bis  home  for  own  use  under  affidavit  that  it  was  lawfully  killed  and  will  not  be  bar- 
tered or  sold  ;  provided,  that  not  more  than  two  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  may  be 
exported  in  any  one  calendar  week.  Game  may  be  shipped  to  taxidermist  for  mount- 
ing under  affidavit  that  shipper  killed  the  specimen  and  that  it  is  not  being  preserved 
for  sale. 

UTAH. 
Open  seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   (buck,  with  horns)2 Nov.  1-Nov.  10. 

Dove Sept.  1-Sept.  30. 

Duck,  goose,  coot,  gallinule  (see  exceptions) Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Exceptions:  Waterfowl,  in  Kane,  San  Juan,  and 

Washington  Counties Oct.  1-Jan.  15. 

Duck  in  Fish  Lake  Game  Preserve Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Does,  fawns,  elk,  antelope,  sheep,  quail,  partridge,  prairie  chicken,  blue 

grouse,  sage  hens,  pheasants,  shorebirds,  Wilson  snipe. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Any  male  citizen,  for  game  and  fish,  12  to  16  years,  $1 ; 
16  and  over,  $2.  Females  over  18,  $1.  Aliens  prohibited  from  hunting  or  fishing  in 
State.  Residents  under  12  not  required  to  secure  license.  Issued  by  State  fish  and 
game  commissioner  or  deputy,  country  clerk,  or  deputy  or  authorized  agent. 
Bag  limits:  One  deer  a  season  (resident  citizen  only)  ;  25  doves,  25  in  all  of  ducks  and 
geese,  but  not  more  than  8  geese  a  day ;  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coot,  and 
gallinules  a  day. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  game  prohibited ;  provided,  nonresident  licensee  may  ship  out 
25  ducks  in  any  one  calendar  week  after  they  have  been  examined  by  the  commissioner 
or  one  of  his  deputies  and  a  permit  issued  therefor. 

VERMONT. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (other  than  spotted  fawn)3 Dec.  1-Dec.  6. 

Hare,   rabbit Sept.  15^Feb.  29. 

1  Utah:  Commissioner  may  open  and  fix  seasons  and  bag  limits  on  quail,  pheasants, 
grouse,  sage  hens,  arid  doves. 

a  Nonresident  not  permitted  to  kill  deer. 

3  Vermont:  Landowner,  member  of  his  family,  or  authorized  employee  may  kill  deer 
doing  damage  to  his  fruit  trees  or  crops  ;  but  the  person  under  whose  direction  a  deer 
is  so  killed  must,  within  12  hours,  report  the  matter  in  a  signed  statement  to  the  nearest 
fish  and  game  warden.  Deer  may  also  be  killed  at  any  time  in  orchard  zones  estab- 
lished by  the  commissioner,  but  such  killing  must  forthwith  be  reported  to  the  owner  of 
the  orchard  and  the  county  warden. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR  1919.  37 

Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusirc. 

,  Gray  squirrel,  quail Sept.  15— Nov.  30. 

Duck,  gooso,  brant,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  English  or  Wilson  snipe 

(jacksnipe) Sent.  16-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk  (1923),  moose,  caribou,  fawns,  dove,  rail;  pheasants,  European  par- 
tridge (1932)  ;  ruffed  grouse  and  partridge  (1921). 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Game  and  fish,  $10.50;  owner  of  real  estate  in 
State  to  value  of  $1,000,  $1 ;  fish,  $2.  Resident :  Game  and  fish,  $1 ;  game,  60  cents ; 
fish,  60  cents.  Issued  by  town  clerks. 

Hunting  licenses  not  issued  to  persons  under  16  without  written  consent  of  parent 
or  guardian.  Owners  of  farm  lands  and  their  resident  minor  children  or  tenants  may 
hunt  without  a  license  during  open  season  on  own  lands.  Fishing  licenses  not  re- 
quired of  persons  under  16  or  of  women. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  25  woodcock  a  season;  5  hares  or  rabbits,  5  squirrels, 
4  quail,  20  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  10  plover,  and  10  yellowJegs,  but  not  more  than 
15  in  all,  4  woodcock,  10  Wilson  snipe,  25  in  all  of  coots  and  gallinules  a  day. 

Possession  of  waterfowl,  coots,  and  gallinules  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close 
season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  birds  prohibited;  deer  may  be  sold  during  open  season 
and  for  a  "  reasonable  time  thereafter,"  ?nd  hares  and  rabbits  during  the  open  season. 
Head  and  hide  of  deer  legally  taken  may  be  sold. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  except  hares  and  rabbits ;  provided,  a 
nonresident  licensee  may  export  one  deer  and  one  day's  bag  limit  of  game  birds  under 
permit,  but  must  accompany  shipment ;  resident  may  export  (if  not  for  sale)  one 
day's  bag  limit  of  game  birds  under  special  permit  from  commissioner. 

VIRGINIA. 

Open  seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

JVor   (sec  exceptions) Sept.  1-Dec.  1. 

Exceptions:  In        Chesterfield,        Mecklenburg, 

Prince  George,  and  Surry  Counties Oct.  1-Jan.  1. 

In  Brunswick  and  Greenesville Oct.  1-Feb.  1. 

In  Amelia  and  Nottoway Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

In  Bath  and  Highland  (1921)  ;  deer  and  elk  in  Shenan- 
doah  (1920)  ;  deer  (1921)  and  elk  (1923)  in  Alleghany, 
Bland,  Botetourt,  Craig,  Franklin,  Giles,  Montgomery, 
Patrick,  Pnlaski,  Rockbridge,  Rockingham,  Russell,  and 
WTythe  Counties. 

Rabbit 2 . Nov.  1-Feb.  1. 

Squirrel 3  iii    Amelia,    Brunswick,    Caroline,    Charles    City,    Groenes- 
ville,   James   City,   New   Kent,   Nottoway,    Spotsylvania,    Stafford, 

Warwick,  and  York  Counties _Nov.  1-Feb.  1. 

In  Loudoun ; June  1— Oct.  31. 

In  Isle  of  Wight  and  Southampton Sept.  1— Jan.  15. 

In  Rappahannock . Nov.  1— Jan.  31. 

In  Shenandoah Aug.  15— Oct.  1. 

In    Warren Nov.  15— Jan.  1. 

In  rest  of  State Unprotected. 

Qnail  or  partridge,  pheasant  or  grouse,  wild  turkey  (see  exception) Nov.  1— Feb.  1. 

Exception:  West  of  the  Blue  Ridge Nov.  1-Dec.  31. 

Dove , Sept.   1-Dec.   15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,4  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  coot,  mudhen,  galli- 
nules  , Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  16-Nov.  30. 

1  Virginia:  Boards  of  supervisors  may  shorten  the  open  season  in  their  counties  and 
make  other  restrictions  not  repugnant  to  law,  "  and  may  include  in  such  protection  other 
game  not  specifically  mentioned  in  this  section."     (Code  1904,  sec.  2070a,  as  amended  in 
1906.)     These  changes  are  not  included  in  this  table. 

2  Residents  of  the  State  may  kill  rabbits  and  squirrels  on  their  own  lands  at  any  time. 
a  Residents  of  the  State  may  kill  squirrels  on  their  own  lands  at  any  time. 

*  Wild  fowl  may  not  be  hunted  on  Wednesdays,  Saturdays,  and  Sundays  on  Back  Bay, 
Princess  Anne  County. 


38  FARMERS*   BULLETIN   1077. 

Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusive. 

Woodcock ..Nov.  1— Dec.  31. 

Rail,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1— Nov.  30. 

Reedbird  1 Aug.  16-Nov.  15. 

No  open  season:  Ringneck  pheasant,  Shenandoah  (1920).  By  order  of  commissioner,  ap- 
proved by  governor,  introduced  pheasants  protected  throughout  State  until  September  1, 
1920  ;  in  Brunswick  County,  November  1,  1921. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $10;  alien,  $20  (alien  owner  of  real  estate  resident  for 
five  years,  same  as  resident).  Resident:  State,  $3;  county  of  residence,  $1.  Issued  by 
clerks  of  circuit  and  corporation  courts. 

Nonresident  may  hunt  on  own  land  during  open  season  without  a  license.  Owner, 
members  of  family,  and  tenant  of  land  residing  thereon  may  hunt  without  license 
during  open  season  on  own  or  adjoining  lands  with  consent  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Twenty-five  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant  a  day,  but  not  more  than 
35  in  all  a  day  in  Back  Bay,  Princess  Anne  County  ;  15  in  all  of  plover  and  yellowlegs, 
25  Wilson  snipe,  6  woodcock,  50  sora  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coot,  and  gallinules, 
25  doves.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close  season. 
Local  bag  limits  are  as  follows  :  In  Shenandoah  County,  15  quail  or  partridges,  3 
pheasants  or  grouse,  and  2  wild  turkeys  a  day.  In  Brunswick  County,  15  quail  and  2 
turkeys  a  day. 

Sale:  Sale  of  quail  or  partridge,  grouse  or  pheasant,  wild  turkey,  reedbirds,  and  all  other 
migratory  birds  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  (except  waterfowl  legally  killed)  is  prohibited ; 
provided  that  during  open  season  nonresident  may,  under  his  hunting  license,  take  with 
him  out  of  State,  or  as  baggage  on  same  conveyance,  1  deer,  50  quail  or  partridges, 
10  pheasants  or  grouse,  3  wild  turkeys,  and  25  of  each  or  100  in  all  of  plover  and 
snipe,  if  killed  or  captured  by  himself,  shipped  open  to  view,  and  plainly  labeled  with 
his  name  and  address,  but  more  than  2  days'  limit  of  migratory  birds  shall  not  be 
exported  by  one  person  in  any  one  calendar  week  from  any  part  of  State.  Any  citizen 
of  State  may  ship  from  State,  as  a  gift  and  not  for  sale  (which  fact  must  be  stated  on 
shipping  tag),  1  deer,  18  quail  or  partridges,  6  pheasants,  3  wild  turkeys,  if  open  to 
view  and  plainly  labeled  with  names  and  addresses  of  donor  and  donee  and  number  of 
each  kind  of  bird  so  shipped. 

Back  Bay,  Princess  Anne  County:  Nonresident  licensee  permitted  to  export  as  per- 
sonal baggage  25  ducks,  geese,  or  brant  he  has  lawfully  killed,  but  not  for  sale  or 
barter,  but  not  more  than  16  geese  or  16  brant  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

Shenandoah  County:  Licensee  may  take  with  him  from  county  as  personal  baggage, 
open  to  view,  if  plainly  labeled,  30  quail  or  partridges,  6  pheasants  or  grouse,  2  wild 
turkeys  a  season,  and  any  citizen  may  ship  the  same  quantity  of  game,  as  a  gift,  if 
not  for  sale. 

WASHINGTON. 
Open  seasons: 

West  of  Cascades —  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (see  exceptions),  goat Oct.  1— NOT.  1. 

Exceptions:  Deer  in  Island  and  San  Juan  Counties,  Jan.  1, 
1921  ;  does  in  Skagit,  Snohomish,  and  Whatcom  Counties,  no 
open  season. 

Bear Sept.  1-May  1. 

Quail,  ruffed  grouse,  native  pheasant,   Chinese  pheasant   (see  excep- 
tion), blue  grouse,  ptarmigan Oct.  1-Oct.  15. 

Exception:  Chinese  pheasant  in  Clallam,  Kitsap,  and  Skamania 
Counties,  no  open  season. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot Oct.  1-Jan.  15. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  yellow- 
legs Oct.  1-Dec.  15. 

Rail Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

East  of  Cascades — 

D^er  (Kittitas  County,  Oct.  15-Dec.  1) Oct.  1-Nov.  15. 

Bear Sept.  1-May  1. 

Goat No  open  season. 

Ruffed  grouse  (native  pheasant),  blue  grouse  (see  exceptions) Sept.  1-Nov.  15. 

1  Virginia:  See  order  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  p,  77. 


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Open  seasons — Continued.  Dates  inclusive. 

Exception*:  In  Asotin  (in  precincts  of  Clarkston,  South  darks- 
ton,    and    West    Clarkston,    no    open    season),    Garfield,    and. 
Walln  Walla.  Aug.  15-Oot.  1.     Ruffed  grouse  in  Kittitas  and 
Yakiinn   Counties,  no  open  season.     Blue  grouse  in  Columbia 
County,  no  open  season  ;  in  Spokane  County,  Oct..  1,  1919. 
Quail  in  counties  of  Asotin   (in  precincts  of  Clarks- 
ton,   South    Clarkston,    and    West    Clarkston,    no 

open  season)    and  Garfield Oct.  1-Oct.  10. 

Prairie  chicken  in  Stevens  County Sept.  15-Oct.  1. 

Sharp-tailed  grouse  in  Perry   and  Okanogan  Coun- 
ties  Sept.  15-Nov.  1. 

Sage  hen,  Hungarian  partridge,  male  Chinese  and 

English  pheasants  in  Kittitas  County Oct.  1-Oct.  10. 

Boh-white  quail  in  Spokane  County Oct.  1-Nov.  1. 

Hungarian     partridge    in     Lincoln,     Spokane,     and 

Stevens  Counties Oct.  1-Nov.  15. 

Chinese  pheasants  in  Benton,  Stevens,  and  Yakima 

Counties Oct.  1-Oct.  15. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot Sept.  16— Dec.  31.* 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  yellow- 
legs Oct.  1-Dec.  15. 

Hail Sept.  16-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Moose,  elk  (1925)  ;  fawns,  caribou,  mountain  sheep,  squirrels  (gray, 
bliick,  fox),  quail,  prairie  chicken,  sage  hens,  introduced  birds  (except  as  above),  turkey, 
and  dove. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses :  Nonresident :  Hunting,  $10 ;  fishing,  county,  $2.  Resident : 
State,  $5  ;  county,  $1.  Issued  by  county  auditors. 

No  license  required  of  honorably  discharged  Union  soldiers  of  Civil  War  to  hunt  or 
fish,  or  of  women  and  persons  under  16  to  fish,  if  residents. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  in  counties  east  of  Cascades.  Two  deer  (1  buck  in 
Skagit,  Snohomish,  and  Whatcom),  1  goat  in  counties  west  of  Cascades. 

Five  in  all  of  partridge,  grouse,  prairie  chickens,  Hungarian  partridge,  Chinese  or 
English  pheasant  a  day  or  in  possession  ;  10  quail  a  day  ;  10  upland  birds,  but  in  no 
event  to  include  more  than  5  upland  birds  other  than  quail,  and  25  in  all  of  upland 
birds  a  week.  In  Kittitas  County  2  male  Chinese  or  English  pheasants  in  bag  of  5 
upland  birds  ;  20  ducks,  geese,  brant,  golden  plover,  yellowlegs,  Wilson  snipe  a  week 
(week  ends  at  midnight  Saturday),  but  not  more  than  8  geese,  8  brant,  15  in  all  of 
plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  day  ;  30  ducks,  geese,  brant  in  possession  ;  50  sora  and  25  in 
all  of  other  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules.  Possession  during  close  season  permitted  under 
permit,  but  migratory  birds  shall  not  be  possessed  longer  than  first  10  days  after 
dose  of  opon  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Open  seasons :  Dates  inclusive. 

Rabbit  (except  on  own  land  at  any  time) Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Squirrel Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

Ruffed  grouse  (pheasant) Oct.  15-Nov.  30. 

Quail  (Virginia  partridge) Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

Duck,  goose,  brant Oct.  1-Dec.  31. 

Coot,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  31. 

Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe Oct.  15— Dec.  14. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16— Dec.  14. 

Woodcock Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Rail  (ortolan)  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Deer  (1922)  ;  elk  (1927)  ;  wild  turkey  (1921)  ;  dove,  imported  pheasants, 
capercailzie,  and  other  introduced  foreign  game  birds. 

1  Washington:  No  open  season  on  waterfowl  on  Columbia  or  Snake  Rivers  or  within 
one-fourth  mile  of  their  shores  in  counties  of  Benton,  Columbia,  Douglas,  Franklin,  Gar- 
field.  Grant,  Kittitas,  Klickitat,  Walla  Walla,  Whitman,  and  Yakima. 


40  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

Hunting  licenses: 1  Nonresident,  $18  ;  resident,  $1  ;  issued  by  county  clerk.  Aliens  not  per- 
mitted to  hunt.  License  issued  to  minor  under  15  on  consent  of  parent  or  guardian. 
Unlawful  to  hunt  on  inclosed  or  improved  lands  without  written  permission  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Ten  squirrels  a  day,  70  a  season  ;  12  quail  a  day,  60  a  season; 
5  ruffed  grouse  a  day,  20  a  season  ;  25  ducks,  8  geese,  8  brant,  C  woodcock,  25  Wilson 
snipe,  15  in  all  of  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  50  sora,  and  25  in  all  of  other  rails,  coot,  and 
gallinules  a  day.  Possession  of  migratory  birds  permitted  during  first  10  days  of  close 
season  ;  other  game  during  first  20  days  thereof. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  all  protected  game,  except  rabbits  may  be  sold  during  open, 
season. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  deer,  venison,  squirrel,  quail,  ruffed  grouse  (pheasant), 
wild  turkey,  woodcock,  geese,  brant,  ducks,  plover,  snipe.  Not  more  than  two  days' 
limit  of  other  migratory  birds  shall  be  exported  by  one  person  in  any  one  calendar  week. 

Miscellaneous:  Unlawful  to  discharge  firearms  across  any  public  road,  within  400  feet 
of  any  schoolhouse,  or  on  the  lands  of  another  within  600  feet  of  an  occupied  dwelling 
house. 

WISCONSIN. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inchtfive. 
Deer  in  Pierce,  Barren,  Eau  Claire,  Clark,  Wood,  Lincoln,  Langlade, 
Shawano,  Oconto,  and  all  counties  north  thereof   (except  Mara- 
thon)   Nov.  21-Nov.  30. 

In  Marathon  and  rest  of  State No  open  season. 

Rabbit  (see  exception) Oct.   15-Jan.  16. 

Exception:  In    Columbia,    Crawford,    Grant, 

Richland,  and  Vernon  Counties Unprotected. 

Squirrels   (see  exception) Oct.  15-Jan.  1. 

Exception:  In     Dodge,     Kenosha,    Milwaukee, 
Ozaukee,    Racine,    Washington,    and    Wau- 

kesha  Counties No  open  season. 

Hungarian  partridge  in  Jefferson  and  Waukesha  Counties  only Sept,  7-Sept.  11. 

Duck,  coot  or  mud  hen,  gallinules Sept.  16-Dec.  10. 

Goose,  brant,   Wilson   snipe   or  jacksnipe,  black-bellied  and   golden 

plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  16-Dec.  20. 

Rails,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  7-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  moose,  quail,  pheasants  (Chinese,  English,  Mongolian),  Hungarian 
partridge  (except  as  above),  woodcock,  dove,  swan,  ruffed  grouse,  spruce  hen,  sharp- 
tailed  grouse,  prairie  chicken  (1921). 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  All  game  and  fish,  $50;  all  game  (except  deer) 
and  fish,  $25 ;  fish,  $1  (not  required  in  outlying  waters  or  of  person  under  16)  ; 
settlers,  $1 ;  guide,  $1.  Issued  by  commissioner.  Resident :  Game,  $1  (deer  tag,  10 
cents  additional).  Issued  by  county  clerks. 

Hunting  licenses  not  issued  to  persons  under  15  or  to  aliens.  Hunting  prohibited  in 
fields  of  growing  grain  or  on  lands  of  another  without  consent  of  owner. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer  a  season  ;  squirrels,  5  a  day  ;  rabbits,  5  a  day. in  coun- 
ties where  protected ;  other  counties  no  limit ;  2  Hungarian  partridge  a  day  ;  8  geese,  8 
brant,  but  not  more  than  10  in  all  a  day.  Duck  (including  coot  or  mud  hen),  plovers, 
snipe,  rail,  rice  hen,  15  a  day ;  mixed  bag  limit  of  20  a  day  is  permitted,  but  must  not 
contain  more  than  15  of  any  one  variety  ;  15  yellowlegs,  but.  not  more  than  15  in  all  of 
plovers  and  yellowlegs  a  day. 

Possession   at   any   time   of  deer   duly   tagged   permitted   for   private   use  by    person 
killing   it.      Possession   at   any   time   prohibited    of  game   by    person    without    bunting 
license  or  scientist's  certificate. 
Sale:  Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited   (except  rabbit).     Rabbits  may  be  sold  during 

open  season. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  nonresident  licensee  may  trans- 
port, during  last  10  days  of  November,  1  deer  duly  tagged  if  he  accompanies  shipment 
and  may  take  in  his  personal  possession,  openly,  a  mixed  bag  of  not  more  than  20 
game  birds  legally  killed,  but  not  more  than  the  bag  limit  for  one  day  of  any  one 
variety. 

Export  permitted  of  specimens  of  birds  and  animals  (except  deer)  taken  under 
permits  from  State  authorities  and,  if  migratory  birds  are  included,  from  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  for  scientific  purposes.  Park  boards  allowed  to  ship,  under  permit  of 
State  conservation  commission,  live  animals  and  game  birds  for  park  purposes. 

1  West  Virginia. — Fishing  license :  Nonresident,  $5,  issued  by  county  clerk. 


GAME  LAWS  FOR  1919.  41 

WYOMING. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   (with  horns) .Nov.  1-Nov.  30. 

Elk  in  Lincoln,  Park,  and  Fremont  Counties  (except  between  Roar- 
ing Fork  Creek  and  Big  Sandy  River  on  west  slope  of  Wind  River 
Mountains  in  Bridger  National  Forest,  and  north  of  Big  Wind 

River  and  south  of  Sweetwater  River  in  Fremont  County) Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Sheep  (mature  males)  in  Lincoln,  Park,  and  Fremont  Counties  only_Oct.  15-Nov.  15. 

Sage   grouse Aug.  15-Sept.  1. 

Duck,    goose,    coot,    gallinules,    black-bellied    and    golden    plovers, 

Wilson  snipe,  yellowlegs Sept.  16-Dec.  16. 

Rails  other  than  coot  and  gallinules Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  seasons:  Elk  (except  as  above),  does  and  fawns,  moose,  antelope,  quail,  Mongo- 
lian pheasants  (1925)  ;  grouse  (other  than  sage  grouse)  (1923)  ;  dove. 
Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $50;  nonresident  hunting  big  game 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  guide,  but  not  more  than  3  may  hunt  under  one  guide  ; 
bear,  $10  ;  birds  and  fish,  $5 ;  fish,  $3.  Alien  :  Gun  and  fish,  $25  (not  required  of 
holder  of  $50  hunting  license  or  of  persons  engaged  in  herding  sheep)  ;  fish,  $3  ;  resi- 
dent alien,  fish,  $2.  Resident:  General,  $2.50  (not  issued  co  minor  under  16)  ;  birds, 
$1  (not  issued  to  minor  under  14)  ;  fish,  $1.  Guide:  Citizen  only,  $10  (bond,  $500 — 
may  guide  party  of  3  nonresidents  at  one  time).  Licenses  issued  by  justice  of  peace 
and  assistant  and  deputy  wardens.  Unlawful  to  hunt  on  inclosed  lands  of  another 
without  consent  of  owner. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  deer,  1  elk,  1  sheep,  a  season;  18  birds,  of  which  not  more 
than  4  may  be  sage  hens  (2  sage  hens  in  Laramie  and  Sheridan  Counties),  a  day  or  in 
possession,  but  must  not  include  more  than  8  geese,  8  brant,  or  15  in  all  of  plovers 
and  yellowlegs. 

Sale:  Sale  of  all  game  of  State  prohibited;  provided,  the  sale  of  game  (except  edible 
portion)  is  permitted  when  properly  tagged.  Justice  of  peace  issues  tags  (fee,  25 
cents)  under  affidavit  that  game  was  lawfully  captured  or  killed.  No  sale  of  migratory 
birds  permitted. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited;  provided,  game  may  be  exported  if 
properly  tagged  by  a  justice  of  the  peace,  fee  25  cents.  Game  tags  issued  under 
affidavit  of  lawful  killing,  and,  if  edible  portion,  that  it  is  not  for  sale.  Smithsonian 
Institution  or  other  well-known  scientific  institutions  may  export  any  game  animals 
or  birds  oinder  permit  of  State  game  commission.  Exchange  of  game  animals  and 
birds  for  liberation  in  Wyoming  allowed  under  permit  of  the  State  game  commission. 
Not  more  than  50  ducks,  16  geese,  16  brant,  50  Wilson  snipe,  30  in  oil  of  plovers  and 
yellowlegs,  or  50  in  all  of  rails,  coots,  and  gallinules  shall  be  exported  by  one  person 
in  any  one  calendar  week. 

CANADA. 

Under  the  act  of  August  29,  1917,  to  give  effect  to  the  migratory-bird  treaty 
between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain  the  governor  general  in  council 
has  promulgated  regulations  for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds  in  Canada.1 
These  regulations  restrict  the  hunting  of  migratory  game  birds  not  protected 
throughout  the  year  to  a  period  not  exceeding  85  months  between  September  1 
and  January  15,  inclusive,  in  all  except  the  Maritime  Provinces,  where  the  3$ 
months  open  season  on  shorebirds  opens  August  15  and  closes  November  30. 
Other  provisions  of  the  regulations  also  conform  to  the  terms  of  the  treaty. 

In  1919  the  above-mentioned  act  was  amended  so  as  to  authorize  the  governor 
general  in  council  to  make  regulations  fixing  the  bag  limits  on  migratory  game 
birds,  and  prescribing  the  manner  in  which  they  may  be  taken  and  the  ap- 
pliances that  may  be  used  therefor. 

Canada  also  has  a  general  law  prohibiting  export  of  deer  (except  those  raised 
on  private  preserves),  wild  turkey,  quail,  partridge,  prairie  fowl,  and  wood- 
cock, but  permitting  each  nonresident  to  export  two  deer  (except  in  those 
Provinces  further  limiting  the  number)  in  a  year  at  certain  ports  within  15 
days  after  the  close  of  the  open  season,  under  permit  of  the  collector  of  customs 

1  Full  text  of  the  regulations  will  be  found  on  pages  77-80. 


42  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

of  tlie  port  from  which  export  is  made.  The  ports  of  export  are  Halifax  and 
Yarmouth,  Nova  Scotia;  Macadam  Junction,  New  Brunswick;  Quebec  and 
Montreal,  Quebec;  Ottawa,  Kingston,  Niagara  Falls,  Fort  Erie,  Windsor,  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,  and  Port  Arthur,  Ontario;  and  such  others  as  the  minister  of 
customs  may  designate. 

ALBERTA. 
Open  seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (male),  bull  inoose,  caribou Nov.  1-Dec.  14. 

Sheep   (male),  goat Sept.  1-Oct.  31. 

Grouse,  partridge,  prairie  chicken,  ptarmigan Oct.  1-Nov.  14. 

Hungarian  partridge Oct.  1-Oct.  31. 

Duck,  goose,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  black-breasted  and  golden 

plovers,  yellowlegs,  rails,   and   coot Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

No  open  season:  Elk  or  wapiti,  buffalo,  females  of  deer,  moose,  sheep,  young  of  all  big  game, 

antelope  (1925),  Hungarian  pheasant. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $25;  bird,  $5.  Resident:  Big  game,  $2.50;  birds, 
$2.25  (required  only  south  of  Lat.  55°)  ;  not  required  of  farmer  or  member  of  family 
residing  with  him  on  farm  ;  guide,  camp  help,  $2.50  ;  market,  hunter,  $5  ;  game  dealer, 
$10.  Farmers  or  their  sons  residing  on  own  land,  big  game,  $1.  Issued  by  minister 
of  agriculture.  Residents  north  of  latitude  55°  may  also  take  one  head  of  big  game 
(except  elk  or  buffalo)  without  big-game  license. 

Bag  limits:  Deer,  moose,  caribou,  1  of  each  species,  2  sheep,  2  goats  a  season  ;  grouse, 
partridge,  prairie  chicken,  ptarmigan,  10  a  day,  100  a  season ;  Hungarian  partridge, 
5  a  day,  25  a  season  ;  30  ducks  a  day,  200  a  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  grouse,  partridge,  prairie  chicken,  ptarmigan,  Hungarian  partridge  pro- 
hibited. Other  game  birds  may  be  sold  under  license  during  open  season.  The  flesh 
of  big  game  may  be  sold  under  $10  license.  Heads  of  big  game  before  being  sold  must  be 
stamped  by  minister  of  agriculture  at  fee  of  $5  for  elk,  caribou,  moose,  sheep  ;  and  .$2 
for  deer,  antelope,  and  goat. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  game  prohibited,  except  minister  of  agriculture  may  grant 
permits  for  export  of  game  at  the  rate  of  $5  for  each  head  of  big  game  and  $1  per 
dozen  for  game  birds.  The  holder  of  a  general  nonresident  license  may  take  with  him 
out  of  the  Province  as  trophies  heads,  skins,  and  hoofs  of  big  game  legally  killed  by 
him.  Any  person  may  export  mounted  or  branded  heads  at  a  fee  of  $1  for  each  head. 
Export  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close  season. 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA.2 

(1910  regulations  not  received.) 

Open  seasons.2 

No  open  season:  Buffalo,  elk,  young  of  deer  and  goat,  and  females  and  young  of  moose, 
caribou,  and  sheep. 

Hunting  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $25  and  $25  additional  for  each 
grizzly  bear,  moose,  sheep,  wapiti,  or  caribou,  $15  additional  for  each  black  or  brown 
bear,  mountain  goat,  or  mule  deer,  and  $5  additional  for  every  deer  of  any  other 
species  shot  by  him;  birds  (season),  $50;  bear,  Jan.  1-July  1,  $25;  angling,  season  $5, 
or  $1  per  day  up  to  five  days  ;  British  subject,  birds,  $5  per  week.  Resident  and  members 
of  army,  navy,  or  militia  on  duty  in  Province  :  Deer  and  birds,  $2.50  ;  big  game  and 
birds,  $5.  Big  game,  birds,  and  trapping,  $10 ;  guide,  $5.  Issued  by  warden  or  any 
person  authorized  by  him. 

No  fee  required  of  farmer  holding  over  10  acres  of  land  or  member  of  family  for 
license  to  hunt  birds  and  deer  on  land  on  which  he  resides.  Free  license  granted  to 
prospector  under  certain  conditions  upon  production  of  free  miner's  certificate.  No 
license  issued  to  person  under  16  without  written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian,  and 
then  to  hunt  with  firearms  only  under  supervision  of  licensed  adult.  Unlawful  to  bunt 
on  cultivated,  cleared,  or  inclosed  land  without  owner's  consent. 

Badge  to  be  worn  by  licensee.     Firearms  not  to  be  carried  without  license. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Three  deer  of  anj  species,  4  in  all;  1  elk,  1  moose,  2  caribou, 
2  goats,  2  sheep  of  any  one  species,  3  in  all,  250  ducks  a  season.  (Lamits  on  other  species 
fixed  by  orders  in  council.)  Game  may  be  possessed  for  two  weeks  after  close  of  open 
season. 

1  Alberta:  North  of  latitude  55°  any  game  animal  or  bird,  except  elk  and  buffalo,  may 
be  killed  at  any  time  if  needed  for  food. 

2  British  Oolnm-Ma-:  Open  seasons  fixed  annually  by  order  in  council,  copies  of  which  may 
be  had  from  the  secretary  of  the  game  conservation  board,  Victoria,  British  Columbia. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR   1919.  43 

Sale:    Sale   prohibited   of   all   game   except   under   regulations   of   lieutenant   governor    in 

council. 

Sale  of  big  game  without  head  attached  and  game  birds  without  plumage  prohibited. 

Heads  of  big  game  killed  without  and  imported  into  Province  may  be  sold  when  branded. 

Fees,  moose  and  elk,  $5  ;  mountain  sheep,  $4  ;  caribou,  $3. 
Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  except  under  permit  of  Provincial  game 

warden. 
Miscellaneous:   Use  of  automatic   guns   prohibited.     Pump   guns  capable  of   holding  only 

one  cartridge  in  magazine  may  be  used. 

MANITOBA. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer,  moose,  caribou  or  reindeer,  antelope  or  cabrl  (males) Nov.  20-Dec.  10. 

Ptarmigan Oct.  1-Oct.  20. 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  coot,  gallinule,  Wilson  snipe,  black-breasted  and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  rail,  and  woodcock Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:  Bison  or  buffalo,  elk,  females  and  young  of  big  game,  dove;  quail,  pheas- 
ant, Hungarian  partridge,  introduced  game  bird  (1927)  ;  grouse,  prairie  chicken. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident  alien,  big  game,  $25  ;  birds,  $25.  Nonresident  British,  big 
game,  $15  ;  birds,  $10.  Resident,  big  game,  $4 ;  birds,  $1.  Issued  by  minister  of  agri- 
culture. Hunting  prohibited  on  inclosed  or  cultivated  lands,  lands  covered  by  build- 
ings or  water,  without  consent  of  owner.  No  license  required  of  farmers  or  members 
of  family  to  hunt  on  farm  on  which  they  reside. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  in  all  of  deer,  moose,  caribou,  and  antelope  a  season;  15 
ptarmigan  a  day,  50  a  season  ;  20  ducks  a  day  in  September,  40  a  day  in  October  and 
November ;  10  geese  a  day.  Possession  of  ptarmigan  allowed  for  10  days  after  close 
of  hunting  season.  Venison  for  private  use  may  be  possessed  at  any  time  on  proof  of 
legal  killing. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  fleer,  elk,  moose,  caribou,  antelope  (except  heads  and  hides),  and 
all  protected  game  birds. 

Export:  Export  prohibited  of  all  protected  game  except  under  permit  issued  by  department 
of  agriculture.  No  permit  shall  be  issued  for  export  of  ptarmigan,  prairie  chicken, 
partridge,  grouse,  geese,  ducks,  or  entire  carcass  of  any  moose,  elk,  caribou,  or  deer  ; 
provided,  nonresident  licensee  under  permit  issued  free  may  export  carcass  of  moose, 
caribou,  or  deer,  and  not  more  than  50  geese  and  50  ducks  killed  by  him.  (No  duck 
shall  be  exported  before  Oct.  1.)  Export  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close 


Miscellaneous:  Hunters  must  wear  complete  outer  suit  and  cap  of  white  material.  Auto- 
matic guns  prohibited  in  hunting  waterfowl  and  ptarmigan. 

NEW  BRUNSWICK. 
Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer  (see  exception),  moose  (bulls) Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

Exception:  Deer  on  Grand  Manan  and  Campobello 

Islands Oct.   1,  1922. 

Waterfowl,  rails,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  1— Dec.  14. 

Woodcock,  jacksnipe  or  Wilson  snipe Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

Black-breasted  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  15— Nov.  30. 

No  open  seas«n:  Caribou  (1921)  ;  calf  under  3  years  and  cow  moose;  pheasant;  partridge 

(1921). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $50;  bird,  $10;  Westmoreland  County,  $25;  fish, 
$5.  Resident :  Big  game,  $2  ;  sinkbox  for  waterfowl,  $1 ;  taxidermist,  $1 ;  guide,  $1 ; 
camp  help,  $1.  Big  game  license  not  issued  to  person  under  18.  Issued  by  minister 
of  lands  and  mines.  Nonresident  licensee  must  have  registered  guide. 
Bag  limits  mnd  possession:  Two  deer,  1  moose  (lumber  camp  limited  to  2  moose)  a  season; 
20  ducks,  10  partridges,  10  woodcock  a  day.  Game  may  be  kept  for  personal  use  in 
cold  storage  during  close  season  under  permit. 

Sale:  Sale  of  carcass  of  moose  and  deer  (except  head  or  hide)  prohibited;  woodcock  until 
September  15,  1919  ;  of  other  game  during  close  season  ;  provided  game  (except  migra- 
tory birds)  may  be  sold  during  life  of  10-day  permit  applied  for  within  10  days  after 
close  of  season.  Keepers  of  hotels,  inns,  etc.,  may  serve  ^game  during  open  season 
and  15  days  thereafter.  Dealer  under  $1  license  from  minister  of  lands  and  mines  may 
sell  three  deer  at  retail  and  heads  and  hides  to  taxidermists  ;  and  hides  and  skins  of 
animals  may  be  sold  under  license  by  nonresidents  or  aliens,  fee,  $25  ;  and  residents, 
fee,  $2. 


44  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

Export:  1  Expert  of  all  game  prohibited,  except  that   minister  of  lands  and  mines  may 

issue  license  to  export  game  alive  or  dead. 
Miscellaneous:  Automatic  guns  prohibited  in  hunting  big  game  and  waterfowl. 

NORTHWEST  TERRITORIES.2 

Open  seasons:3  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer   and    moose    (males    only),    mountain    goat Sept.  1-Apr.  1. 

Mountain  sheep,  caribou—  _   / ^ug>  1-°ct-  *• 

|  Dec.  1-Apr.  1. 

Partridge,  prairie  chicken,  ptarmigan,  and  other  grouse Sept.  1— Jan.  1. 

Waterfowl,  rails,   coot,  gallinules,  Wilson  snipe,  black-breasted  and 

golden  plovers,  and  yellowlegs Sept.  1— Dec.  14. 

No  open  season:  Buffalo  or  bison;  musk  ox,  wapiti  or  elk,  does,  cow  moose;  females  of 
caribou,  sheep,  and  goat  with  young,  and  young  of  any  of  such  animals;  swan  (1928)  ; 
eider  duck  (1923)  ;  woodcock.  Hunting  prohibited  on  Victoria  Island. 

Hunting  and  trapping  licenses:  Nonresident,  $50;  nonresident  British  subject,  $25;  resi- 
dent, $2  ;  trading  or  trafficking  in  game ;  nonresident,  $100  ;  nonresident  British,  sub- 
ject, $50;  resident,  $5.  Issued  by  commissioner  of  Dominion  parks.  Native-born 
Indians,  Eskimos,  or  half-breed  bona  fide  residents  of  Northwest  Territories  may  hunt 
without  a  license. 
Bag  limits:  Two  bull  moose,  2  male  deer,  4  caribou;  mountain  sheep,  2  of  any  species, 

3  in  all ;  mountain  goat,  2  of  any  one  species. 
Sale:  Sale  of  protected  game  during  close  season  prohibited. 
Export:  Export  of  the  meat  of  any  game  prohibited. 

NOVA  CCOTIA. 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer,  male  (except  on  Cape  Breton  Island,  no  open  season) Oct.  16-Oct.  31. 

Moose,  bulls  (except  on  Cape  Breton  Island,  no  open  season) Oct.  1-Nov.  30. 

Caribou,  bulls,  in  Inverness  and  Victoria  Counties  only Sept.  16-Oct.  15. 

Hare,  rabbit . . Dec.  1-Feb.  1. 

Waterfowl,  rails,  coot,  gallinules Sept.  15-Dec.  31. 

Black-breasted  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Aug.  15-Nov.  30. 

Woodcock,   Wilson   snipe Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

No  open  season:  Females  and  young  of  deer,  moose,  and  caribou,  Canada  grouse   (spruce 

partridge),  pheasant;  ruffed  grouse   (birch  partridge),  1922. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  All  game,  $30;  birds  and  small  game,  except  woodcock 
and  snipe,  $15 ;  nonresident  paying  taxes  equal  to  license  fee,  $5 ;  resident  alien, 
$5 ;  guide,  resident,  $2.  Issued  by  provincial  secretary,  game  commissioners,  and 
county  clerks. 

Bag  limits:  One  moose  a  season  ;  5  ruffed  grouse,  10  woodcock  a  day. 

Sale:  Sale  prohibited  of  deer,  caribou,  pheasant,  blackcock,  capercailzie,  Canada  grouse 
(spruce  partridge),  chukar  partridge. 

Moose  (meat  only)  may  be  sold  from  October  4  to  November  1  under  certificate 
f  howing  lawful  killing  ;  rabbit,  December  4  to  February  1  ;  any  game  bird  other  than 
those  above  mentioned  during  the  open  season,  with  the  exception  of  the  first  three 
days. 

Export:    Export  prohibited   of  all   protected   game,   except   holder  of  nonresident  general 
license  may   ship  out  of  Province  under  license  tag  1  moose  lawfully   shot  by   him- 
self.    Mounted  heads  and  dressed  skins  and  live  mammals  or  birds  for  propagating 
or  scientific  purposes  may  be  exported  under  permit  from  chief  game  commissioner. 
Miscellaneous:  Unlawful  to  use  rifle  or  gun  loaded  with  bullet  to  shoot  wild  fowl. 

1  New   Bntnswiclc:   Except   in   the   case   of   partridge   the  prohibition    applies    only   to 
common  carriers. 

2  "Northwest   Teri'itories "   means  the  northwest   territories   formerly   known   as   Rup- 
pert's   Land   and  the  Northwestern   Territory    (except  such   portions   thereof   as   are   in- 
cluded in  the  Provinces  of  Ontario,  Quebec,  Manitoba,   Saskatchewan,  and  Alberta  and 
the   Yukon    Territory),   together   with    all   British    territories   and   possessions    in    North 
America  and  all  islands  adjacent  thereto  not  included  within  any  Province,  except  the 
Colony  of  Newfoundland  and  its  dependencies. 

8  Indians,  Eskimos,  bona  fide  inhabitants,  explorers,  and  surveyors  may  take  game, 
except  musk  ox  or  elk,  and  the  eggs  of  birds  when  actually  needing  them  to  prevent 
starvation.  Indians  and  Eskimos  may  take  musk  ox  for  such  purposes. 


GAME  LAWS  FOE  1919.  45 

ONTARIO, 


Open  seasons:1 

Deer  ________________________________________________________  Nov.  5-Nov.  20. 

Moose,  caribou   (bulls  only)    (cows  and  calves  under  1  year  of  age, 

no  open  season)  --------------------------------------------  Oct.  1-Nov.  30.2 

Hare  3  /Oct.  15-Nov.  15. 

------------  \Dec.23-Jan.2. 

Squirrel   (black  or  gray)  ______________________________________  Nov.  1-Nov.  15. 

Wild  turkey  __________________________________________________  Nov.  1-Nov.  15. 

Woodcock  ----------------------------------------------------  Oct.  15-Nov.  14. 

Duck,  goose,  black-breasted  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  jacksnipe 

or  Wilson  snipe,  rail,  coot,  gallinule  -------------------------  -Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

No  open  season:  Fawns,  elk  or  wapiti,  dove,  partridge,  grouse,  praitfe  fowl;  capercailzie; 

quail,  Hungarian  partridge,  pheasants  (1920). 
Bunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $25.     Resident:  Moose  and  caribou,  $5;  deer,  $3. 

Guide,  $2.     Issued  by  department  of  game  and  fisheries. 

Bag  limits  and  possession  :  Resident,  1  deer  ;  nonresident,  1  deer  a  season  ;  1  bull  moose, 
1  caribou  a  season  ;  200  ducks  a  season.  Two  or  more  persons  hunting  together  under 
license  may  kill  an  average  of  1  deer  each.  Possession  permitted  during  open  season 
and  until  March  31,  following,  of  all  game  except  migratory  birds. 

Sale:  The  sale  of  waterfowl  prohibited;  also  partridge  (grouse),  quail,  woodcock,  and 
.snipe  prohibited  to  September  14,  1920.  All  other  native  game  may  be  sold  during 
the  open  season  by  the  person  killing  it,  and  by  dealers  during  open  seasons  and  until 
the  following  January  1,  under  license.  Hotels,  restaurants,  and  clubs  under  license 
may  sell  during  closed  season.  Imported  game  may  be  sold  under  special  regulations 
and  licenses.  Game  breeders  may  sell  animals  for  breeding  purposes  under  permit. 
Sale  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  closed  season. 

Export:  The  export  of  all  wild  game  animals  and  birds  is  prohibited  ;  provided,  1  deer, 
1  bull  moose,  1  bull  caribou,  and  100  ducks  may  be  exported  under  nonresident  hunt- 
ing license  if  shipping  coupon  and,  if  required,  affidavit  of  lawful  killing  be  attached 
and  contents  of  packages  be  open  to  view.  Lawfully  imported  game  and  deer,  moose, 
elk,  or  caribou  in  private  ownership  may  be  exported.  Minister  may  issue  permit  for 
the  export  of  game,  dead  or  alive,  at  any  time,  except  migratory  birds  during  close 
season. 

Miscellaneous:  Use,  of  automatic  guns  prohibited.  Unlawful  to  enter  with  gun  or  dog  into 
growing  or  standing  grain  without  consent  of  owner. 

PRINCE  EDWARD  ISLAND. 

(1919  laws  not  received.) 

Open  seasons:  Dates  inclusive. 

Hare,  rabbit  _________________________________________________  -Nov.  1-Feb.  1. 

Partridge  (in  alternate  years,  1919,  1921,  etc.)  __________________  Oct.  15-Nov.  15. 

Waterfowl,  rail,  coot,  gallinule  _____________________________  .  ____  Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

Woodcock,  jacksnipe  or  Wilson  snipe  ____________________________  Sept.  15-Nov.  30. 

Black-breasted  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs  ____________________  Aug.  15-Nov.  30. 

Hunting   licenses:    Nonresident,   $15.      If  applicant   pays  taxes  on   real   estate  valued  at 
$325,   fee   $5  ;   ?ons   and   brothers   of   residents   returning   for   visit,   $2.50  ;    guest,   $2. 
Issued  by  game  inspectors  and  tax  collectors.     Hunting  on  inclosed  lands  without  per- 
mission of  owner  prohibited. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  No  limits. 
Sale:  Game  lawfully  killed  may  be  sold,  except  migratory  birds  may  not  be  sold  during 

close  season. 

Export:  Export   prohibited   of   all   game  except  geese  and   brant  ;    provided,    nonresident 
licensee  may  carry  out  of  Province  12  birds  killed  by  himself  if  tagged   and   carried 
open  to  view.     Export  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close  season. 
Miscellaneous:  Use  prohibited  of  automatic,  pump,  machine  gun,  rifle,  or  other  gun  loaded 
with  bullets  in  hunting  game  birds. 

1  Ontario:  Lieutenant  governor  in  council  may  alter  close  seasons  in  region  north  and 
west  of  French  River,  Lake  Nipissing,  and  Mattawa  River,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Ron- 
dean  Park,  and  close  for  a  definite  period  seasons  for  any  game  animal  or  nonmigratory 
game  bird  whose  numbers  have  diminished. 

2  South  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  R.  R.  from  Mattawa  to  Port  Arthur,  Oct.  5-Nov.  20. 

3  Hares  may  be  killed  during  close  season  by  any  means  other  than  shooting. 


46  FARMERS '  BULLETIN  1077. 

QUEBEC. 
Open  seasons:  1 

Deer,  bull  moose  (see  exception) _-  Sept.  1-Dec.  31. 

Exception:  In   Labelle,    Ottawa,    Pontiac,   and 

Temiscaming   Counties Oct.  1-Nov.   30. 

Caribou Sept.  1-Jan.  31. 

Hare Oct.  15-Jan.  31. 

Bear Aug.  20-.Tune  30.  j 

Birch  or  swamp  partridge , — Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

White  partridge  or  ptarmigan __Nov.  1-Jan.  31. 

Waterfowl,  rails,  coots Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

Woodcock,  jacksnipe  or    Wilson  snipe,  black-breasted     and    golden 

plovers,  yellowlegs   (see  exceptions) Sept.  1-Dec.  14. 

Exceptions:  In  Bonaventure,   Gaspe,   Rimouski, 

and  Saguenay  Counties Aug.  15-Nov.  30. 

In  districts  adjacent  to  tidewater Sept.  1-Nov.  30. 

No  open  season:   Cow  moose,  young  of  deer,  moose,   and   caribou,   eider  duck,   pheasant 

(1920). 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  General,  $25  (members  of  incorporated  hunting  clubs, 
$10).  Resident,  $1  (not  required  of  resident  British  subject  hunting  for  own  use)  ; 
resident  special,  $5  (3  deer  and  3  caribou  additional  to  limit).  Issued  by  Minister  of 
Colonization. 

Bag  limits  and  possession:  Two  deer,  1  moose,  2  caribou  in  season;  3  caribou-  and  3  deer 
under  special  resident  license.  Game  lawfully  killed  may  be  possessed  until  15  days 
after  close  of  open  season. 

Sale:  Sale  of  birch  or  spruce  partridge  prohibited  until  October  1,  1920.  Game  lawfully 
taken  may  be  sold  from  the  third  day  of  open  season  to  and  including  the  fifteenth 
day  after  expiration  of  open  season.  Licensed  hotels,  restaurants,  and  clubs  may  serve 
game  lawfully  taken,  except  birch  or  spruce  partridge.  Sale  of  migratory  birds  pro- 
hibited during  close  season. 

Export:  Export  of  moose,  caribou,  and  deer,  or  parts  thereof,  prohibited  except  under 
permit  issued  from  Minister  of  Colonization  (fee  not  to  exceed  $5)  ;  also  under  tags 
attached  to  nonresident  license  not  later  than  15  days  after  close  of  season;  export 
of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close  season. 

SASKATCHEWAN. 
Open  seasons:  2  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer,  moose,  caribou   (males  only) Nov.  15-Dec.  14.* 

Duck,   goose,   coot,   Wilson   snipe   or  jacksnipe,   black-breasted   and 

golden  plovers,  yellowlegs,  rails Sept.  15-Dec.  31. 

No  open  season:  Antelope,  buffalo,  elk,  and  female  of  big  game  and  young  of  big  game 
under  one  year  of  age.*  Partridge  (ruffed  grouse),  sage  grouse,  Canada  or  spruce  grouse, 
prairie  chicken. 

Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident:  Big  game,  $25;  birds,  $15;  domiciled  in  Canada,  $5; 
issued  by  minister  of  agriculture.  Resident,  big  game,  $5  ;  birds,  $1.25  (required  of 
resident  of  city  or  town).  Issued  by  minister  or  agent.  No  license  issued  to  person 
under  16  without  written  consent  of  parent  or  guardian.  Big-game  hunters  must  wear 
white  suit  and  cap.  Hunting  prohibited  on  inclosed  lands  without  consent. 
Bag  limits  and  possession:  One  moose,  2  deer,  2  caribou,  but  not  more  than  2  in  all  ; 
50  waterfowl  a  day,  250  a  season.  Game  birds  may  be  kept  in  licensed  storage  from 

1  Quebec:  By  a  Dominion  order  in  council,  it  is  unlawful  to  capture,  take,  injure,  or 
molest   migratory   game,   migratory    insectivorous,   or   other   migratory   nongame   bird,   or 
to  take,  injure,  destroy,  or  molest  their  nests  or  eggs  within  the  following  areas  : 

"A  strip  of  land  10  feet  in  depth,  along  the  cliff  and  the  cliff  itself  on  the  north  and 
east  sides  of  Bonaventure  Island  in  the  County  of  Gaspe ; 

"  The  Bird  Rocks  and  a  1-mile  zone  surrounding  the  same ; 

"  Perce  Rock  and  a  1-mile  zone  surrounding  the  same,  except  that  where  the  main- 
land is  distant  less  than  1  mile  from  Perce  Rock,  the  shore  of  such  mainland  shall  con- 
stitute the  boundary  of  the  zone." 

2  Saskatchewan:  Lieutenant  governor  in  council  may  extend  close  seasons  over  current 
year,  within  limits,  on  petition  of  six  game  guardians. 

3  Applies  north  of  line  between  townships  34  and  35  ;  south  of  said  line  no  open  season. 

4  Male  moose  having  horns  less  than  6  inches  in  length  deemed  to  be  under  one  year  of 
age. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1910.  47 

September  16  to  March  1  and  flesh  of  big  game  from  December  1  to  April  1  if  tagged 
with  number  and  kinds  of  game,  name  of  depositor,  and  number  of  his  hunting  license. 

•Sale:   Sale  of  all  protected  game  prohibited. 

Export:  Export  of  all  protected  same  prohibited;  provided,  minister  of  agriculture  may 
grant  permits  to  export  for  scientific  purposes  or  propagation  in  public  parks  and 
zoological  gardens  1  pair  each  species  of  big  game  and  game  birds  upon  payment  of 
$5,  or  for  propagation  a  specified  number  on  application  of  another  Province  or  State. 
Minister  may  issue  permits  to  export  deer  (fee  $2  per  head)  or  other  big  game  (fee 
$5  per  head),  hides  of  big  game  (fee  $1  each),  flesh  of  big  game  (fee  $1  for  each  20 
pounds  or  less),  birds  (except  grouse  family)  (fee  $1  per  dozen,  limit  5  dozen  per 
season).  Nonresident  licensee  on  leaving  Province  may  take  with  him  during  open 
season  personally  under  his  license  and  permit  big  game  and  100  game  birds  legally 
killed.  Export  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close  season. 

YUKON. 

Open   seasons:1  Dates  inclusive. 

Deer,  moose,  caribou,  sheep,  goat  (males  only) Sept.  1-Mar.  1. 

Partridge,   prairie  chicken,  grouse,   ptarmigan,   pheasant Sept.  1-Mar.  15. 

Waterfowl,  rails,  coots,  gallinules,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  black- 
breasted  and  golden  plovers,  yellowlegs Sept.  1— Dec.  14. 

No  open  season:  Elk  or  wapiti,  musk  ox,  bison  or  buffalo,  and  females  of  other  big  game. 
Hunting  licenses:  Nonresident,  $100.     Issued  l>y  commissioner  or  game  guardian. 
Bag  limits:   Six  caribou,  6  deer,  2  moose,  2  sheep,  2  goats  a  season. 

Sale:  Deer,  moose,  caribou,  sheep,  and  goats  lawfully  taken  may  be  sold  during  the 
open  season  and  60  days  thereafter.  Sale  of  migratory  birds  prohibited  during  close 
season. 

Export:  Protected  game  may  be  exported  by  a  nonresident  only  under  a  hunting  license 
and  a  shipping  permit  issued  by  the  commissioner  of  the  territory  or  a  game  guardian. 
Heads  of  game  may  be  exported,  if  declared  before  a  game  guardian.  Export  of  migra- 
tory birds  prohibited  during  close  season. 


COLONY   OF  NEWFOUNDLAND. 

Open  seasons :  2  Dates  inclusive. 

Caribou    (except   in  a   special    region   near   Grand   Lake,   no   op*n 

f  Aug.  1-Sept.  30. 
season) |Oct  21_Jan  gl 

Hare,   rabbits Sept.  20-Jan.  1. 

Ptarmigan,   willow   grouse  or  partridge,  plovers,   curlew,   snipe,   or 

"  other  wild  or  migratory  birds  (except  wild  geese)" Sept.  20-Jan.  1. 

No  open  season:  Elk,  moose. 

Hunting:  and  fishing  licenses:  Nonresident:  Caribou,  $51;  fish  (salmon  and  sea  trout), 
$10.50.  Resident,  $5.  Guide,  nonresident,  $50  ;  resident,  free. 

Caribou  licenses  issued  by  minister  of  marine  and  fisheries,  stipendary  magistrate, 
or  justice  of  peace. 

Unlicensed  guides  not  to  be  employed.     Guide  shall  not  guide  party  of  more  than 
three  sportsmen. 
Bag  limits:  Three  caribou    (stags)    a  season  by  nonresident  licensee;   2   stags,   1  doe  by 

resident. 

Sale:  Caribou  may  be  sold  from  August  1  to  January  1;  ptarmigan,  willow  grouse  taken 
in  open  season  may  be  sold  until  January  15;  other  birds  may  be  sold  during  open 
season. 

Export:  Export  for  sale  prohibited  of  caribou,  partridge,  willow  or  other  grouse;  pro- 
vided, minister  of  marine  and  fisheries  may  issue  licenses  to  export  caribou  for  breeding 
or  scientific  purposes.  Licensee  may  export  three  stag  caribou  under  hunting  license 
and  export  permit  (fee,  50  cents)  ;  resident  may  export  antlers,  head,  or  skin  of  cari- 
bou under  export  permit,  but  not,  in  either  case,  for  sale. 

1  Yukon:  Indians,  explorers,  surveyors,  prospectors,  miners,  and  travelers  in  need  of 
food  may  take  game  during  close  season.  Commissioner  in  council  may  alter  seasons. 

-Newfoundland:  Poor  settlers  may  kill  any  birds  except  capercailzie  and  black  game  at 
any  time  for  immediate  consumption  by  themselves  or  their  families. 


48  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

DISPOSITION  OF  GAME  RAISED  IN  CAPTIVITY. 

Regulations  have  been  adopted  under  the  Federal  migratory-bird 
treaty  act  to  permit  the  propagation  and  sale  of  migratory  water- 
fowl,1 thus  paving  the  way  for  the  upbuilding  in  this  country  of  an 
industry  from  which  many  persons  have  been  barred  by  lack  of  suit- 
able legislation.  It  has  been  demonstrated  that  game  animals  and 
birds,  especially  certain  species  of  migratory  waterfowl,  will  yield 
satisfactory  returns  when  propagated  on  farms  and  preserves.  It  is 
believed  that  the  demand  will  far  exceed  the  supply  for  a  number  of 
years,  in  view  of  the  increased  restrictions  on  the  sale  of  native  wild 
game  and  of  the  fact  that  migratory  birds  can  no  longer  be  sold  on 
the  market  anywhere  in  the  United  States  unless  they  have  been 
reared  in  captivity  in  accordance  with  the  law  and  regulations.  The 
Department  of  Agriculture,  acting  in  conjunction  with  State  game 
officials,  will  aid  so  far  as  possible  in  establishing  this  industry,  both 
in  preparing  drafts  of  suitable  laws  to  be  enacted  by  the  various 
States  and  in  assisting  breeders  to  obtain  eggs  and  breeding  stock. 
The  Department  is  not  and  never  has  been  in  a  position  to  furnish 
breeding  stock  or  the  eggs  of  any  species  of  game  bird  for  propa- 
gating purposes,  contrary  to  frequent  reports  in  the  press,  but  it  will 
assist  legitimate  enterprises  by  granting  the  necessary  permits  to 
propagate  migratory  waterfowl  in  captivity  and  to  take  birds  or 
eggs  for  propagating  purposes.  Reasonable  and  proper  regulations 
of  Federal  and  State  Governments  will  permit  domesticated  game 
to  reach  the  market  for  consumption  at  all  seasons  and  at  the  same 
time  will  prevent  the  infringement  of  laws  to  conserve  the  supply 
of  native  game. 

Federal  regulations:  Under  permit  from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C., 
r-nd  subject  to  the  provisions  of  State  laws  relating  thereto,  migratory  waterfowl  may  be 
possessed,  sold,  and  transported  at  any  time  for  propagating  purposes  and  the  unplucked 
carcasses  and  the  plucked  carcasses  with  heads  attached  of  propagated  birds  killed  in 
any  manner,  except  that  they  may  be  killed  by  shooting  only  during  the  open  season  for 
waterfowl  in  the  State  where  taken,  may  be  sold  and  transported  at  any  time  to  any 
person  for  actual  consumption,  or  to  the  keeper  of  a  hotel,  restaurant,  or  boarding  house, 
retail  dealer  in  meat  or  game,  or  a  club,  for  sale  or  service  to  their  patrons,  who  may 
possess  such  carcasses  for  actual  consumption  without  a  Federal  permit ;  provided,  that 
no  migratory  waterfowl  killed  by  shooting  shall  be  bought  or  sold  unless  each  bird 
before  attaining  the  age  of  four  weeks  shall  have  had  removed  from  the  web  of  one  foot 
a  portion  thereof  in  the  form  of  a.  "V"  for  identification  purposes.  (Bee  Reg.  8,  p.  74, 
for  full  details  and  requirements.) 

About  two-thirds  of  the  States  now  have  some  special  provision 
regulating  possession,  sale,  or  export  of  game  raised  in  captivity. 
The  following  table  giving  a  digest  of  the  various  State  laws  on  the 
subject  serves  to  show  the  lack  of  uniformity  and  the  need  of  addi- 
tional legislation  to  attain  the  results  desired : 

3  Waterfowl  are  the  only  migratory  birds  that  are  permitted  to  bo  raised  in  captivity, 
and  permits  therefor  must  be  obtained  from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  in  accordance  with  the  regulations.  (See  pp.  74-75.) 


GAME  LAWS  FOE  1010.  _  49 

Arkansas:  The  commission  may  establish  rules  governing  propagation  of  game  in  captivity  \ 
and  authorize  the  sale  or  export  of  such  game  under  permit. 

California:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  breeder's  license  (fee,  $2.50)    may  be  sold  at 
any  time  for  breeding  purposes  or  may  be  sold  under  license  and  regulations  of  com-  : 
missioners  for  food  when  properly  tagged  (fee,  3  cents  a  tag).     All  domesticated  game 
(except  deer)  must  be  killed  otherwise  than  by  shooting. 

Colorado:  Game  furnished  from  a  private  park  or  lake  of  class  A  may  be  sold  by  hotels  ' 
and  restaurants  at  any  time.     Game  taken  from  licensed  private  parks  may  be  sold  or 
shipped  at  any  time  if  accompanied  by  an  invoice. 

Connecticut:  Deer,  pheasants:,  and  wild  fowl  raised  in  licensed  preserves  (fee,  $2)  may  be 
sold  or  transported  at  any  time,  when  duly  tagged  under  regulations  of  commissioners 
of  fisheries  and  game. 

Delaware:  Unlawful  to  kill,  sell,  or  possess  Hungarian  partridge  or  pheasants  except  for 
scientific  or  propagating  purposes. 

Georgia:  Registered  breeder  may  sell  game  for  propagation. 

Illinois:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  a  breeder's  license  (fee,  $5)  may  be  sold  for 
propagation  purposes,  or  may  be  killed,  sold,  and  transported  for  food  at  any  time. 

Indiana:  Game  raised  in  captivity  may  be  killed,  sold,  or  transported  at  any  time. 

Iowa:  Game  birds  raised  in  captivity  under  license  (fee,  $2)   may  be  sold. 

Kansas:  Game  raised  in  captivity  may  be  transported  for  scientific  or  propagating  pur- 
poses under  permit  of  warden  and  .$1,000  bond. 

Kentucky:  Game  birds  and  game  animals  bred  in  captivity  under  permit  may  be  sold; 
transported,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  at  any  time  when  duly  tagged. 

Louisiana:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  $5  license  may  be  sold  alive  for  stocking  or 
breeding  purposes,  and  may  be  killed,  transported,  and  sold  for  food  at  any  time,  if 
tagged  with  metal  tag.  Traffic  in  birds  killed  by  shooting  prohibited. 

Maine:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  a  $2  breeder's  license  may  be  killed,  sold,  or  trans- 
ported at  any  time  under  regulations  of  commissioners. 

Maryland:  Elk  and  imported  and  native  deer  raised  in  licensed  preserve  (fee,  $5)  may  be 
sold,  dead  or  alive,  at  any  time.  (In  Allegany  and  Garrett  Counties  white-tailed  deer 
native  to  the  State  must  be  branded  three  months  prior  to  killing.)  The  propagation 
and  killing  of  English  or  ringneck  pheasants  in  captivity  is  permitted.  In  Wash- 
ington County  game  animals  and  birds  reared  in  licensed  preserves  (fee,  $10)  may  be 
sold  for  propagation  only. 

Massachusetts:  Quail  reared  in  captivity  under  permit  may  be  exported.  Game  may  be 
reared  in  captivity  under  license  (no  fee)  and  sold  for  propagation  under  regulations 
of  commissioners  ;  deer,  elk,  pheasants,  quail,  European  or  gray  partridge,  and  wild 
fowl  may  be  reared  in  captivity  under  license  (no  fee)  and  sold  for  food,  when 
properly  tagged.  Tag  fee,  5  cents.  Licensed  dealers  may  sell  such  game. 

Michigan:  Deer,  elk,  pheasants,  and  wild  ducks  may  be  raised  in  captivity  under  $5  license 
and  sold  at  any  time  for  breeding  or  stocking  purposes  and  the  carcasses  transported 
or  sold  for  food  when  properly  tagged  (fee,  5  cents).  Ducks  killed  by  shooting1  (except 
under  direct  supervision  of  a  deputy  warden)  may  not  be  sold  or  disposed  of.  Licensed 
retail  dealer,  club,  hotel,  restaurant,  etc.,  may  sell  portion  of  tagged  game  to  patron  or 
customer  for  actual  consumption  or  use  without  additional  license. 

Minnesota:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  license  (fee,  $1)'  may  be  sold  alive  at  any 
time  for  propagating  purposes,  and  may  be  killed,  sold,  and  transported  under  regula- 
tions of  commissioner.  No  fee  required  to  raise  game  birds  for  domestic  use  or 
as  pets. 

Missouri:  Deer,  elk,  and  other  protected  game  raised  in  captivity  under  license  (fee,  $5) 
may  be  transported  and  sold  under  regulations  of  the  commissioner. 

Montana:  Game  raised  in  licensed  private  preserve  (fee,  $5)  may  be  killed,  sold,  or 
transported  at  any  time.  If  nucleus  stock  is  captured  from  wild  animals  in  the  State, 
no  such  animals  nor  their  progeny  shall  be  sold  for  a  period  of  three  years. 

Nevada:  Game  raised  in  licensed  preserve  (fee,  $10)  may  be  sold  or  shipped  at  any  time 
under  invoice. 

New  Hampshire:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  $2  license  may  be  sold  or  transported  at 
any  time  when  properly  tagged,  under  regulations  of  commissioner. 

New  Jersey:  Mallard,  wood,  and  black  ducks  and  Canada  geese  (when  raised  under 
Federal  permit1),  English  and  Mongolian  pheasants,  quail,  ruffed  grouse,  deer,  rabbits, 
and  squirrels  raised  in  licensed  preserves  (fee,  $5)  may  be  killed  at  any  time,  and  if 
properly  tagged  (tag  fee,  5  cents)  may  be  sold  for  food  or  exported  for  sale.  Live 
deer,  on  payment  of  $5  for  each  animal,  and  game  birds  may  be  exported  for 
propagation. 

1  Michigan  and  Xew  Jersey:  See  Federal  Regulation  8,  p.  74. 


50  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

New  Mexico:  Game  raised  in  licensed  preserve  may  be  exported;  or  sold  at  any  time, 
under  invoice,  if  the  number  of  animals  or  birds  in  the  park  at  the  time  the  license 
is  secured  is  not  thereby  reduced. 

New  York:  Elk,  white- tailed  deer,  European  red  deer,  fallow  deer,  roebuck,  pheasants, 
Canada  geese,  Hutchins  geese,  mallard,  and  black  ducks  raised  in  captivity  under  license 
may  be  sold  for  breeding  purposes  and  may  be  killed,  sold,  or  exported  at  any  time  under 
license  when  properly  tagged.  Said  ducks  and  geese  may  be  killed  by  shooting  during 
open  season  only,  but  ducks  and  geese  1  killed  by  shooting  may  not  be  sold,  except  under 
regulations  of  commission.  Varying  hares  and  cottontail  rabbits  bred  in  captivity  under 
$5  license  may  be  sold  for  food  during  close  season,  when  properly  tagged,  under  rules 
and  regulations  of  the  conservation  department. 

North  Carolina:  Twenty-two  counties  have  laws  in  regard  to  certain  game  raised  in  cap- 
tivity. 

North  Dakota:  Board  may  issue  permits  to  breed  or  domesticate  game. 

Ohio:  Ringneck,  Mongolian,  or  Chinese  pheasants  and  mallard  and  black  ducks  raised 
in  captivity  under  a  breeder's  license  (fee,  $5),  may  be  sold  for  propagation  and  may 
be  killed  and  sold  when  duly  tagged.  No  pheasant,  mallard,  or  black  duck  raised  in 
domestication  shall  be  killed  by  shooting  except  during  the  open  season,  and  no  mallard 
or  black  duck  killed  by  shooting  shall  be  bought  or  sold  unless  it  shall  have  had  a 
well-defined  Y-shaped  section  removed  from  the  web  of  one  foot  before  it  attains  the 
age  of  four  weeks.  Packages  must  be  labeled  to  show  the  number  and  kinds  of  birds 
contained  therein,  together  with  the  name  and  address  of  the  consignor. 
Deer,  squirrels,  and  rabbits  may  be  possessed  in  inclosures  as  pets. 

Oklahoma:  Game  raised  under  license  (fee,  $2)  may  be  transported  for  propagation  at  any 
time,  and  for  food,  when  properly  tagged,  during  season  prescribed  by  commissioner. 

Oregon:  Game  birds  and  animals  raised  in  captivity  under  permit  (fee,  $2),  may  be 
exported  or  sold  at  any  time  upon  being  properly  tagged  by  commissioner  or  deputy. 
Tag  fee,  5  cents  each.  Written  permit  from  commissioner  must  be  attached  to  each 
shipment.  Packages  containing  game  to  be  plainly  labeled. 

Pennsylvania:  Game  breeder's  certificate,  fee  $1,  bond  $500.  Game  raised  in  captivity 
may  be  sold  alive  or  dead  within  the  State. 

Rhode  Island:  Game  raised  in  captivity  under  permit  may  be  sold  at  any  time  for  propa- 
gation, under  regulations  of  commissioners. 

South  Carolina:  Any  birds  or  animals  protected  by  Jaw  may  be  kept  in  possession  for 
purposes  of  propagation  or  domestication. 

South  Dakota:  Game  raised  in  captivity  may  be  exported  or  sold  under  written  permission 
of  State  game  warden. 

Utah:  Game  raised  in  licensed  private  preserves  (fee,  $25)  may  be  sold  when  duly 
tagged.  Fifty  birds  and  ten  animals  of  each  kind  may  be  captured,  under  permit  of 
commissioner,  for  propagating  purposes. 

Vermont:  Game  raised  in  licensed  private  preserves  (fee,  $2)  may  be. exported  at  any  time 
when  duly  marked  and  tagged,  and  may  be  sold  for  propagation  at  any  time,  or  for 
food,  under  tag  in  accordance  with  regulations  of  commissioner. 

Virginia:  Game  animals  and  birds  raised  under  breeder's  license  (fee,  $25)  may  be  dis- 
posed of  at  any  time  for  propagating  or  other  purposes.  Packages  containing  animals 
or  birds  transported  for.  propagating  purposes  must  be  marked  to  show  clearly  the 
names  of  consignor  and  consignee  and  that  they  are  being  transported  for  propagating 
purposes.  Carcasses  of  game  animals  or  birds  must  be  tagged  (fees,  smaller  birds 
and  animals,  2  cents;  wild  turkeys,  10  cents;  deer,  bear,  or  elk,  50  cents).  Pro- 
prietor of  hotel  or  restaurant  or  a  dealer  may  sell  under  a  $5  license  to  guests  or 
patrons  game  raised  in  captivity.  (No  license  required  of  keeper  of  hotel  or  restaurant 
or  a  dealer  to  sell,  during  open  season,  waterfowl  and  rabbits  raised  in  captivity  or  other 
species  of  propagated  game  the  sale  of  which  is  not  prohibited.) 

Holder  of  a  game  breeder's  license,  under  permit  and  regulations  of  the  commis- 
sioner, may  trap  wild  animals  or  birds  for  breeding  purposes,  but  the  animals  or  birds 
KO  taken  shall  not  be  sold  or  otherwise  disposed  of. 

Washington:  Game  and  fur-bearing  animals  and  wild  birds  may  be  raised  in  captivity 
under  license  (fee,  $10)  and  sold  and  transported  for  food  or  propagating  purposes 
when  properly  tagged.  Keeper  of  hotel,  restaurant,  boarding  house,  or  club,  and  retail 
dealer  in  meats,  when  duly  licensed  (fee,  $5),  may  sell  carcasses  or  parts  thereof  when 
properly  tagged.  Under  proper  permit  from  State  game  warden,  animals  and  birds 
may  be  captured  on  State  game  preserves  or  imported  from  another  State  or  country 
for  propagating  purposes. 

1  New  York:  See  Federal  regulation  8,  p.  74. 


GAME  LAWS  FOR   1919.  51 

West  Virginia:  The  owner  of  elk  kept  in  inclosure  may  kill  them  at  any  time,  and  may 

pursue  and   recapture,   by   killing  or  otherwise,  elk  which   have  escaped  from  his  in- 

closure.     Tame  deer  may  be  killed  by  the  owner. 
Wisconsin:  Under  permit  and  supervision  of  the  commission  wild  animals  may  be  taken 

and  transported  for  propagation  within  the  State. 
Wyoming:  Natural  increase  of  big  game  (except  moose)   captured  under  permit   (fee,  $1) 

and  held  for  propagation  may  be  exported  or  sold. 

NEW  LAWS  PASSED  IN  1919. 

(For    correct    seasons    for   hunting   migratory   birds   and   other   game    see    "  Summary   of 
Laws  Relating  to  Seasons,  Licenses,  etc.,"  pp.  7-47. 

Federal. — Regulations :  Amendments  to  regulations  under  the  migratory-bird 
treaty  act,  prescribing  September  1  to  December  15  as  the  open  season  on  black- 
bellied  and  golden  plovers  in  Texas  instead  of  November  1  to  January  31; 
fixing  a  special  bag  limit  of  50  a  day  on  sora ;  removing  restrictions  on  intra- 
state  transportation  of  migratory  birds ;  permitting  migratory  waterfowl  raised 
in  captivity  to  be  killed  by  shooting  during  the  open  season  for  waterfowl  in 
the  State  where  taken,  but  providing  that  propagated  waterfowl  so  killed  shall 
not  be  sold  unless  each  bird  before  attaining  the  age  of  four  weeks  shall  have 
had  removed  from  the  web  of  one  foot  a  portion  thereof  in  the  form  of  a  V 
large  enough  to  make  a  permanent  well-defined  mark  to  identify  it  as  a  bird 
raised  in  domestication  under  permit ;  permitting  plumage  and  skins  of  migra- 
tory game  birds  legally  taken  to  be  possessed  and  transported  at  all  times 
without  permit ;  authorizing  taxidermists  under  permit  to  possess,  sell,  and 
transport  migratory  birds  and  parts  thereof  legally  taken ;  prohibiting  the 
taking  of  migratory  birds  from  any  floating  device  towed  by  power  boat  or 
sailboat;  prescribing  Federal  open  season  from  September  1  to  December  15 
on  doves  in  Arkansas,  Indiana,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Ohio,  and  Utah;  and  fixing 
October  16  to  January  31  as  the  open  season  on  doves  in  Alabama,  Florida, 
Georgia,  and  South  Carolina,  instead  of  September  16  to  December  31. 

On  January  IT,  1919,  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  issued  an  order  permitting 
bobolinks,  commonly  known  as  reedbirds  or  rice  birds,  to  be  killed  from  half  an 
hour  before  sunrise  to  sunset  from  .September  1  to  October  30,  inclusive,  in  New 
Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Delaware,  Maryland,  and  the  District  of  Columbia,  and 
from  August  16  to  November  15,  inclusive,  in  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South 
Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Florida,  but  providing  that  the  birds  so  killed  shall  not  be 
sold,  offered  for  sale,  or  shipped  for  purposes  of  sale,  or  be  wantonly  wasted  or 
destroyed,  but  that  they  may  be  used  for  food  purposes  by  the  persons  killing 
them  and  be  transported  to  hospitals  and  charitable  institutions  for  use  as  food. 
This  order  was  issued  after  careful  investigation  by  the  Bureau  of  Biological 
Survey,  which  showed  that  bobolinks  have  been  seriously  destructive  to  the  rice 
crops  in  the  Southeastern  States. 

Alabama. — Four  acts:  Shortening  the  season  three  months  and  prohibiting 
summer  shooting  of  squirrels  (No.  52£)  ;  general  act  protecting  fur-bearing 
animals,  prescribing  a  $10  trapping  license,  and  protecting  bears  and  fixing  an 
open  season  on  them  (No.  105)  ;  making  hunting  licenses  expire  September  30 
instead  of  December  31  (No.  117)  ;  declaring  all  State  lands  to  be  forest  reserves 
and  game  refuges  and  prohibiting  hunting  thereon  (No.  138). 

Alaska. — One  regulation :  Repealing  regulation  6  which  continued  a  close 
season  until  August  1,  1920,  on  moose  in  Southeastern  Alaska  south  of  the  Lynn 
Canal;  repealing  the  regulation  prohibiting  sale  of  moose  meat  north  of 
latitude  62°  between  December  25  and  August  19;  modifying  the  regulation 
prohibiting  sale  of  meat  of  moose,  caribou,  mountain  sheep,  and  mountain 
goat  south  of  latitude  62°  and  between  longitude  141°  and  155°,  and  limiting 


52  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

its  application  to  tlie  territory  south  of  the  Cliugatch,  or  Coast  Range,  Moun- 
tains including  the  Kenai  Peninsula,  and  thence  east  to  longitude  141°  ;  pro- 
hibiting use  of  jacklights,  searchlights,  or  other  artificial  lights  in  hunting 
or  killing  deer  or  moose  in  Southeastern  Alaska ;  prohibiting  any  game  animal 
from  being  killed,  sold,  possessed,  or  procured  for  feeding  foxes  or  other  fur- 
bearing  animals  in  captivity  or  dogs  boarded  for  pay ;  repealing  the  regulation 
prohibiting  sale  or  serving  in  boarding  house,  hotel,  or  other  eating  place  of 
game  killed  by  natives  for  food  or  clothing  or  by  miners  or  explorers  in  need 
of  food. 

Arizona. — Two  acts:  Authorizing  State  game  warden  to  make  rules  and 
regulations  under  which  animals  and  birds  which  have  become  seriously 
injurious  to  agriculture  may  be  taken  or  killed;  providing  a  $2.50  trapping 
license;  defining  fur-bearing  animals;  protecting  wild  hogs  and  beavers  until 
1922,  and  prohibiting  possession  during  close  season;  prohibiting  possession 
of  does  and  spotted  fawns,  and  forbidding  purchase  or  sale  of  deer  hides  from 
which  evidence  of  sex  has  been  removed ;  permitting  hides  of  deer  legally  taken 
to  be  tanned  or  mounted  (H.  237)  ;  establishing  the  Catalina  Mountain  State 
Game  Preserve  in  the  Coronado  National  Forest  (H.  16). 

Arkansas. — One  act :  General  revision  of  game  laws ;  lengthening  season  on 
deer  one  week  and  on  turkeys  three  weeks;  shortening  season  on  quail  one 
month  and  protecting  squirrels  and  fixing  an  open  season  on  them ;  requiring 
nonresident  to  obtain  hunting  license  to  take  bear  and  increasing  fee  for  hunting- 
dog  license  from  $1.10  to  $1.50 ;  making  State  seasons  and  limits  on  migratory 
birds  conform  to  Federal  regulations ;  limiting  the  number  of  wardens  to  eight 
and  taking  from  game  wardens  all  police  power,  except  such  as  they  may  derive 
by  being  deputized  by  county  sheriffs  (No.  276). 

California. — Twelve  acts:  Prescribing  a  $10  hunting  license  for  resident 
aliens  who  have  taken  out  first  papers  (S.  72)  ;  prohibiting  sale  of  tree  squir- 
rels (S.  303)  ;  increasing  daily  limit  on  Wilson  snipe  from  15  to  25  and  weekly 
limit  from  30  to  50;  providing  limit  of  30  a  week  on  doves  (S.  306)  ;  declaring 
cottontail  and  brush  rabbits  to  be  predatory  animals  in  game  districts  4,  19, 
and  21  (A.  5)  ;  making  it  unlawful  to  shoot  any  kind  of  game  bird  or  mammal 
except  whale  from  power  boat,  sailboat,  automobile,  or  airplane,  or  with  a  shot- 
gun larger  than  No.  10  gauge  (S.  305)  ;  adding  districts  1-m  and  3-e  to  the 
game-preserve  districts  in  which  taking  predatory  animals  is  prohibited 
without  permit  from  the  fish  and  game  commission ;  permitting  waterfowl  to  be 
taken  in  district  4-e  (S.  380)  ;  permitting  one  day's  limit  of  game  birds  and 
animals  to  be  possessed  during  first  five  days  of  close  season  (S.  481)  ;  pre- 
scribing August  15  to  September  15  as  the  open  season  on  deer  in  district  4 
instead  of  the  month  of  September  (S.  674)  ;  prescribing  October  16  to  Decem- 
ber 31  as  the  open  season  on  quail  in  districts  4  and  4£ ;  shortening  the  season 
on  doves  one  month  by  closing  October  31  instead  of  November  30  (A.  575, 
S.  542)  ;  creating  four  new  fish  and  game  districts,  two  of  which,  Nos.  1£  and 
4J,  are  hunting  districts  and  two,  Nos.  1— m  and  3-e,  are  game-preserve  dis- 
tricts (A.  664)  ;  reducing  the  maximum  penalty  for  hunting  in  the  Mount 
Tamalpais  Refuge  from  $1,000  to  $500  and  imprisonment  from  1  year  to  150 
days  (S.  677). 

Colorado. — Two  acts:  Prohibiting  aliens  from  hunting,  or  from  owning 
shotgun,  rifle,  or  pistol  (H.  348)  ;  creating  the  Colorado  State  Game  Refuge  in 
parts  of  Boulder,  Larimer,  and  Grand  Counties  (S.  66). 

Connecticut. — Eight  acts:  Requiring  State  board  of  fisheries  and  game  to 
pay  all  moneys  received  under  fish  and  game  laws  to  State  treasurer,  to  be  cred- 
ited to  account  of  said  board  for  its  necessary  expenses  (ch.  43)  ;  protecting 


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swans  and  permitting  other  wild  fowl  to  be  taken  half  an  hour  before  sunrise 
(ch.  74)  ;  reducing  bag  limits  on  ruffed  grouse,  introduced  pheasant,  and  Hun- 
garian partridge  (ch.  105)  ;  protecting  ruffed  grouse  and  female  pheasant  until 
October  8,  1920  (ch.  145)  ;  shortening  the  season  two  weeks  on  hares  and  rabbits, 
except  Belgian  or  German  hares,  reducing  the  daily  bag  limit  from  5-to-8,  and 
the  season  limit  from  35  to  30  (ch.  173)  ;  permitting  deer  to  be  killed  only  on 
agricultural  lands  when  damaging  fruit  trees  or  growing  crops,  requiring  that 
killing  or  wounding  a  deer  must  be  reported  to  the  commissioner  within  12 
hours,  and  prohibiting  sale  of  flesh  of  deer  taken  in  the  State  (ch.  201)  ;  making 
it  unlawful  to  snare  animals  or  to  set  snares  or  similar  devices  where  animals 
can  be  taken  (ch.  234)  ;  increasing  maximum  salary  of  superintendent  of  fisheries 
and  game  from  $3,000  to  $3,500  per  annum  (ch.  309). 

Delaware. — Repealing  the  provision  permitting  a  resident  to  sell,  in  his  own 
county,  game  lawfully  killed,  thus  prohibiting  the  sale  of  all  game  killed  in  the 
State  except  rabbits;  adding  turkey  buzzard,  crow,  starling,  and  hawks  (except 
fish  hawk)  to  the  list  of  unprotected  birds;  declaring  all  State,  county,  and  mu- 
nicipal parks  to  be  game  refuges ;  prohibiting  minor  under  15  years  of  age  from 
hunting  with  gun  except  when  accompanied  by  an  adult  who  is  lawfully  hunting ; 
permitting  nonresident  who  owns  or  leases  property  at  any  seaside  summer 
resort,  and  his  relatives,  friends,  and  patrons  sojourning  at  such  resort,  to  hunt 
and  fish  in  its  vicinity  from  June  1  to  September  30,  without  licenses  during  open 
seasons ;  prescribing  September  15  to  November  1  as  the  open  season  on  squirrels 
instead  of  September  1  to  October  15. 

Florida. — Four  local  acts,  relating  to  the  protection  of  English  pheasants 
and  squirrels  in  Escambia  County  and  squirrels  in  Holmes  and  Washington 
Counties. 

Idaho.— Three  acts :  Creating  a  department  of  law  enforcement  with  a  bureau 
relating  to  fish  and  game  under  the  supervision  of  a  fish  and  game  warden 
(chs.  8  and  65)  ;  creating  a  State  game  preserve  in  the  Pocatello  National 
Forest  (ch.25)  ;  providing  for  appointment  of  a  field  deputy  at  $1,600  per  annum^ 
with  $1,000  for  expenses,  and  increasing  the  number  of  assistant  chief  deputies 
from  six  to  eight ;  increasing  salary  of  State  fish  and  game  warden  from  $2,000 
to  $3,000  and  his  expense  allowance  from  $1,000  to  $1,800  per  annum,  and  of 
the  chief  deputy  from  $1,500  to  $2,000,  but  limiting  his  actual  and  necessary 
traveling  expenses  to  $1,200;  increasing  salaries  of  assistant  chief  deputies 
from  $1,200  to  $1,600  and  their  expenses  from  $800  to  $1,000  per  annum  each, 
and  of  the  chief  clerk  from  $1,500  to  $1,800  per  annum,  and  fixing  the  com- 
pensation of  all  other  deputies  at  $125  per  month  in  lieu  of  $3  per  day ;  length- 
ening the  season  two  weeks  on  elk  in  the  principal  counties  having  open  seasons ; 
prescribing  an  open  season  from  August  15  to  September  30  throughout  the  State 
on  sage  hens ;  reducing  fee  for  general  nonresident  hunting  license  from  $25  to 
$10,  except  to  residents  of  adjoining  States  requiring  a  larger  license  fee,  and 
on  birds  from  $7.50  to  $5 ;  increasing  fee  for  resident  license  from  $1  to  $1.50,  but 
exempting  women  from  license  requirements ;  increasing  the  daily  bag  limit  on 
ducks  from  12  to  18,  on  doves  and  Wilson  snipe  from  6  to  12  each,  and  the  pos- 
session limit  on  migratory  birds  from  15  to  20  birds  a  day;  broadening  the 
powers  of  officers  authorized  to  enforce  fish  and  game  laws  by  requiring  them  to 
inspect  depots,  cars,  warehouses,  cold-storage  rooms,  warerooms,  restaurants, 
hotels,  lodging  houses,  and  markets,  and  all  baggage,  packages,  and  packs  held 
for  storage,  shipment,  or  sale,  and  authorizing  them,  without  warrant,  to  search 
tents,  wagons,  autos,  or  other  vehicles,  camps,  baggage,  or  packs  believed  to  con- 
tain contraband  game,  birds,  fish,  or  fur-bearing  animals  (ch.  65). 

Illinois. — One  act :  Codifying  and  amending  the  game  laws  generally ;  adopt- 
ing the  Federal  seasons  on  migratory  birds  but  limiting  the  season  on  doves  to 


54  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

the  month  of  September ;  establishing  a  limit  of  15  a  day  on  rabbits  and  shorten- 
ing the  season  two  months,  opening  November  1  instead  of  September  1 ;  reduc- 
ing the  limit  on  .squirrels  from  15  to  10  a  day  and  the  number  in  possession  from 
30  to  20 ;  reducing  the  season  five  days  on  prairie  chickens ;  limiting  the  number 
to  6  cock  pheasants,  50  snipe,  and  60  rails  in  possession;  prohibiting  shipment 
of  game  by  parcel  post. 

Indiana. — One  act:  Creating  a  department  of  conservation  with  four  com- 
missioners and  placing  the  game  and  fish  interests  of  the  State  under  its  juris- 
diction;  providing  for  the  appointment  of  chiefs  of  divisions,  assistants,  inspec- 
tors, and  employees  on  fitness  and  merit,  to  be  determined  by  examination  or 
otherwise  as  the  commission  shall  determine;  empowering  the  conservation 
commissioners  and  each  of  the  chiefs  of  divisions  to  administer  oaths  and  to 
require  public  officials,  corporations,  associations,  and  individuals  to  furnish 
information  for  lawful  purposes  under  the  act,  and  authorizing  them  to  sub- 
poena witnesses,  and  require  the  production  of  books,  records,  etc.;  giving  to 
commissioners,  chiefs  of  divisions,  and  all  other  legally  appointed  employees 
necessary  police  powers  to  enforce  and  administer  the  conservation  laws; 
authorizing  fish  and  game  division  to  encourage  and  assist  so  far  as  practicable 
in  the  organization  and  establishment  of  fish  and  game  protective  associations 
in  the  State;  providing  a  clerical  fee  of  10  cents  for  issuing  hunting  and  fishing 
licenses,  and  directing  that  all  expenses  of  the  fish  and  game  division  shall  be 
paid  from  the  fish  and  game  protective  and  propagation  fund;  providing  that 
all  funds  accrued  to  the  use  of  any  division  of  the  department  other  than  regular 
or  specific  appropriations  made  by  the  general  assembly  shall  constitute  a 
revolving  fund  for  the  use  of  the  respective  divisions,  and  only  that  part  of  such 
funds  in  excess  of  $50,000  shall  revert  to  the  Treasury  at  the  end  of  any  fiscal 
year  (eh.  60). 

Iowa.— No  game  legislation. 

Kansas. — One  act :  Extending  absolute  protection  for  5  years  on  prairie 
chickens,  partridge,  and  introduced  pheasants;  fixing  the  first  10  days  in  De- 
cember as  the  open  season  on  quail,  making  it  unlawful  to  shoot  them  except 
on  the  wing,  and  prescribing  a  bag  limit  of  10  a  day  (ch.  207). 

Maine. — Seven  acts:  Shortening  the  season  one  month  on  ruffed  grouse  and 
woodcock  in  eight  southern  counties  (II.  308)  ;  increasing  fee  for  resident 
taxidermists'  license  from  $2  to  $5  and  proscribing  a  $25  taxidermist  license 
for  resident  aliens  (H.  285)  ;  shortening  the  season  twro  weeks  on  deer  in  eight 
northern  counties  (H.  213)  ;  empowering  commissioner,  after  thorough  investi- 
gation, to  grant  permits  to  kill  protected  wild  birds  which  have  become  seri- 
ously injurious  to  agriculture  (S.  139)  ;  opening  the  season  on  bull  moose 
during  the  last  10  days  of  November  and  requiring  carcasses  shipped  to  be 
tagged  and  to  be  accompanied  and  identified  by  owner  at  points  designated  by 
the  commissioner ;  making  it  unlawful  to  sell  or  give  away  moose  for  shipment 
out  of  the  State;  providing  a  $5  shipping  tag  under  which  a  resident  may 
transport  moose  to  his  home  or  to  a  hospital  in  the  State  without  accompany- 
ing shipment ;  allowing  nonresident  to  transport  to  his  home  under  hunting 
license  and  shipping  coupons  a  bull  moose,  lawfully  killed  by  him  (ch.  — )  : 
prohibiting  carrying  loaded  guns  in  motor  vehicles  (ch.  — )  ;  requiring  resi- 
dent hunters  to  procure  certificates  of  registration,  fee  25  cents,  good  as  long 
as  the  holder  remains  a  citizen  of  the  State;  making  it  unlawful  to  accept 
game  for  transportation  without  first  ascertaining  that  shipper  is  duly  licensed 
(ch.  — )  ;  amending  fish  and  game  laws  generally  (clerical  errors  bill)  ;  pro- 
hibiting possession  at  any  camp,  lodge,  or  place  of  resort  for  hunters  or  fisher- 
men, of  any  jucklight  or  light  fitted  for  use  in  hunting  game  at  night,  or  any 


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swivel,  pivot,  or  set  gun ;  continuing  the  protection  on  caribou  and  prohibiting 
possession  regardless  of  where  taken ;  repealing  the  provision  which  allowed  a 
resident  to  export  one  deer  a  season;  prohibiting  the  use  of  deer  and  moose  in 
lumber  camps ;  prescribing  a  $25  nonresident  license  to  hunt  moose ;  providing 
that  the  fees  for  alien  hunting  licenses  shall  be  paid  into  the  appropriation  for 
maintenance  of  lish  and  game  department  (ch.  — ). 

Massachusetts. — Four  acts :  Protecting  quail  in  Essex,  Dukes,  and  Nantucket 
Counties  until  1922  (ch.  40)  ;  extending  the  law  prohibiting  use  of  traps,  nets, 
and  snares  for  taking  game  birds  to  include  all  wild  birds  (ch.  65)  ;  prescribing 
a  minimum  penalty  of  $5  for  taking  game  by  use  of  traps,  nets,  snares,  swivel 
and  pivot  guns,  artificial  lights,  and  power  boats,  and  increasing  the  maximum 
penalty  from  $25  to  $50  (ch.  83)  ;  protecting  ruffed  grouse,  or  partridges,  until 
October,  1920;  prescribing  an  open  season  on  squirrel,  quail,  and  woodcock 
from  October  20  to  November  20,  instead  of  the  month  of  November;  and 
lengthening  the  season  10  days  on  hares,  or  rabbits,  by  opening  October  20 
instead  of  November  1  (ch.  153). 

Michigan. — Five  acts:  Opening  the  season  on  fox  squirrels  during  the  last 
half  of  October  and  lengthening  the  season  two  weeks  on  woodcock,  closing 
November  25  instead  of  November  9 ;  prescribing  different  seasons  for  hunting 
rabbits  in  sections  north  and  south  of  a  line  between  townships  20  and  21 
north ;  lengthening  the  season  one  month  in  the  northern  section  of  the  State 
by  prescribing  a  season  from  October  1  to  March  1  and  fixing  the  open  season 
in  the  southern  section  from  November  1  to  March  1 ;  allowing  ruffed  grouse  to 
be  hunted  during  October  in  the  Upper  Peninsula  and  November  in  the  Lower 
Peninsula,  the  first  grouse  hunting  permitted  for  several  years  (H.  203)  ;  mak- 
ing it  unlawful  for  a  person  in  or  on  any  aircraft  to  pursue  or  molest  game  or 
insectivorous  birds  (H.  47)  ;  amending  the  act  relating  to  taking  deer  by  camp- 
ing parties  by  authorizing,  under  $3  permit,  camping  party  of  six  or  not  less 
than  four  licensed  hunters  maintaining  a  camp  of  at  least  four  persons  for  not 
less  than  seven  days  to  kill  one  deer  for  camping  purposes  (H.  34)  ;  protecting 
deer,  moose,  elk,  caribou,  beaver,  muskrat,  pheasant,  grouse,  partridge,  and 
swan  in  or  within  2  miles  of  any  city  public  park  containing  over  200  acres 
of  which  150  acres  or  more  is  woodland  (S.  173)  ;  repealing  the  provisions  which 
prohibited  the  use  of  a  sneak  boat  when  more  than  50  decoys  were  used  and 
which  required  decoys  to  be  placed  at  least  1,000  feet  from  other  decoys  (H.  33). 

Minnesota. — One  act :  Codifying  and  amending  laws  relating  to  fish  and 
game ;  increasing  term  of  office  of  commissioner  from  2  to  4  years ;  prohibiting 
hunting  within  3  miles  of  corporate  limits  of  any  city  having  a  population  of 
50,000  or  more  (Duluth,  Minneapolis,  and  St.  Paul)  ;  increasing  from  2  to  3 
years  the  time  within  which  prosecution  may  be  commenced  for  violation  of 
the  game  code;  increasing  from  $25  to  $50  nonresident  or  alien  license  fee  to 
hunt  game,  and  from  $10  to  $15  to  hunt  birds;  prescribing  open  season  on  deer 
and  bull  moose  from  November  15  to  December  5  instead  of  the  last  21  days  in 
November ;  lengthening  the  season  2  weeks  on  quail  by  opening  October  15  in- 
stead of  November  1 ;  lengthening  the  season  1  month  on  migratory  birds,  thus 
making  State  open  seasons  coincide  with  Federal  regulations;  protecting 
prairie  chicken  and  sharp-tailed  grouse  until  1922 ;  and  making  it  unlawful  to 
ca  rry  a  gun  in  a  motor  vehicle  except  when  taken  apart  or  carried  in  a  case. 

Missouri. — Two  acts:  Shortening  the  season  one  month  on  wild  turkeys-  by 
opening  December  1  instead  of  November  1 ;  fixing  the  open  season  on  woodcock 
from  November  10  to  November  30;  providing  a  close  season  throughout  the 
year  on  does ;  reducing  the  bag  limit  on  turkeys  from  2  to  1  a  day,  the  number  in 
possession  from  4  to  2,  and  prescribing  a  limit  of  4  a  season ;  providing  that  100 


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petitioning  householders  may  obtain  a  referendum  vote  at  a  general  election  on 
the  question  of  a  two-year  close  season  on  quail  in  any  county;  increasing 
salary  of  game  and  fish  commissioner  from  $2,500  to  $3.000  per  annum ;  authoriz- 
ing employment  of  office  deputy  at  $2,400  per  annum  and  necessary  clerks  and 
stenographers  at  salaries  not  exceeding  $100  per  month ;  increasing  compensa- 
tion of  deputies  from  $3  to  $4  per  day;  enacting  new  license  legislation  and 
providing  for  combination  hunting  and  fishing  license,  reducing  nonresident  fee 
from  $25  to  $10,  and  resident  fee  from  $5  to  $2.50;  providing  a  separate  $3 
fishing  license  for  nonresidents  and  $1  fishing  license  for  residents,  and  per- 
mitting aliens  to  procure  nonresident  licenses  to  hunt  and  fish ;  permitting  game 
birds  to  be  raised  in  captivity  and  disposed  of  under  regulations  of  the  commis- 
sion ;  appropriating  $5,000  out  of  the  game-protection  fund  to  pay  a  bounty  of 
50  cents  each  on  eagles,  hawks,  and  horned  owls ;  apppropriating  $100,000  from 
the  game  protection  fund  for  the  State  park  fund  (S.  B.  445)  ;  abolishing  the 
fish  commission  and  directing  the  State  fish  and  game  commissioner  to  perform 
its  duties;  authorizing  the  commissioner  to  maintain  a  fish  and  game  exhibit 
annually  at  the  State  fair  in  connection  with  the  State  fair  board ;  and  providing 
that  not  less  than  20  per  cent  of  the  receipts  of  the  game  department  shall  be 
expended  annually  in  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  fish  hatcheries  and 
the  breeding  of  fish  (H.  B.  634). 

Montana. — Six  acts :  Changing  the  open  season  on  elk  by  opening  the  season 
in  a  few  counties  formerly  in  the  list  of  preserve  counties  and  fixing  October 
15  instead  of  October  1  as  the  earliest  open  season  date  (H.  89)  ;  closing  the 
season  until  1921  on  deer,  sage  hen,  prairie  chicken,  and  grouse  in  Roosevelt, 
Sheridan,  and  Valley  Counties  (S.  154)  ;  providing  that  game  specimens,  in- 
cluding head,  hide,  scalp,  or  mounted  specimen,  may  be  sold  under  permit  from 
State  warden  (H.  174)  ;  modifying  the  boundaries  of  the  Gallatin  Game  Pre- 
serve (S.  109)  ;  reducing  fee  for  game  breeder's  license  from  $25  to  $5;  permit- 
ting a  limited  number  of  wild  animals  and  birds  to  be  taken  under  permit  from 
State  warden  for  propagating  purposes  but  prohibiting  sale  of  progeny  of  such 
animals  for  a  period  of  three  years  (S.  116)  ;  providing  that  all  hunting  licenses 
be  conspicuously  marked  to  show  that  they  do  not  permit  hunting  within  the 
boundaries  of  any  national  park  in  the  State  (S.  113). 

Nebraska. —  —  acts :  Increasing  the  number  of  regular  deputies  from  three 
to  six  and  repealing  the  provision  limiting  the  appointment  of  three  deputies 
for  four  months  at  various  seasons  of  the  year ;  increasing  protection  afforded 
fur-bearing  animals  and  prescribing  trapping  licenses,  fees,  $2  for  residents 
and  $10  for  nonresidents  or  aliens;  declaring  school  sections  and  educational 
lands  with  title  vested  in  the  State  to  be  game  reserves  and  bird  refuges; 
authorizing  commission  to  establish  necessary  reserves  and  refuges  for  the 
protection  and  propagation  of  game,  and  sanctuaries  for  song  and  insectivorous 
birds,  and  providing  that  a  5-acre  tract  for  each  640  acres  of  land  in  a  reserva- 
tion may  be  planted  to  grains  suitable  for  food  for  birds  and  game. 

Nevada. — No  game  legislation. 

New  Hampshire. —  —  acts :  Repealing  the  special  laws  on  deer  in  Cheshire, 
Hillsborough,  Rockingham,  and  Sullivan  Counties  and  prescribing  a  uniform 
season  from  November  15  to  December  15  for  deer  in  the  State  outside  of  Coos, 
Carroll,  and  Grafton  Counties ;  prescribing  a  bag  limit  of  2  deer  a  season ; 
reducing  from  10  to  5  a  day  the  limit  on  ruffed  grouse  and  from  50  to  25  each 
a  season  on  ruffed  grouse  and  woodcock;  increasing  salary  of  commissioner 
from  $1,800  to  $2,500  per  annum;  permitting  resident  soldiers  and  sailors  over 
70  years  of  age  to  hunt  and  fish  without  license. 

New  Jersey. — Five  acts:  Protecting  English,  or  ringneck,  pheasants  until  1924 
(ch.  43)  ;  changing  the  season  on  deer  from  the  last  three  Thursdays  in  October 


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and  the  first  Thursday  in  November  to  the  five  days  beginning  December  16 
(ch.  45)  ;  adding  Canada  geese,  ruffed  grouse,  rabbits,  and  squirrels  to  the  list 
of  game  birds  and  animals  which  may  be  bred  in  captivity  under  a  $5  breeder's 
license  (ch.  65)  ;  requiring  the  marking  of  automobiles  and  vehicles  owned  by 
the  State,  but  excepting  cars  used  for  the  enforcement  of  fish  and  game  laws 
(ch.  71)  ;  providing  that  compensation  of  head  gamekeeper,  and  of  superin- 
tendent of  hatchery  shall  be  fixed  by  the  board  of  fish  and  game  commissioners 
in  accordance  with  schedules  provided  by  the  State  civil-service  commission 
(ch.  141). 

New  Mexico. — One  act:  Revising  the  fish  and  game  laws  generally;  estab- 
lishing a  uniform  State  open  season  from  October  20  to  November  5  on  deer  and 
turkeys,  thus  shortening  the  season  on  deer  5  days  in  the  northern  district  and 
15  days  in  the  southern,  and  on  turkeys  6  weeks  in  the  northern  district  to  15 
days  in  the  southern ;  shortening  the  season  1  week  on  quail  and  approximately 
4  months  on  squirrels;  making  the  open  season  on  doves  conform  to  Federal 
regulations ;  closing  the  season  indefinitely  on  grouse ;  increasing  in  the  sum  of 
$5  the  fees  for  nonresident  general  and  big-game  hunting  licenses ;  increasing 
the  daily  bag  limit  on  doves  and  ducks  from  20  to  25;  and  increasing  compensa- 
tion of  deputy  wardens  from  $2  to  $3  per  day  (ch.  — ). 

New  York. — Ten  acts :  Conforming  provisions  governing  bag  limits  and  pos- 
session in  the  State,  and  the  season  for  migratory  birds  on  Long  Island,  to  the 
provisions  of  the  Federal  regulations  (ch.  1)  ;  repealing  the  buck  law  and  reduc- 
ing the  limit  from  two  bucks  a  season  to  one  deer  of  either  sex  in  the  Adiron- 
dacks  (ch.  537)  ;  authorizing  the  conservation  commission  to  license  and  main- 
tain a  register  of  competent  guides  for  the  forest  preserve  counties  and  to  pre- 
scribe rules  and  regulations  governing  guides  (ch.  538)  ;  increasing  the  entrance 
salary  of  game  protectors  from  $1,000  to  $1,200  per  annum  (ch.  539)  ;  repealing 
the  special  penalties  prescribed  for  taking  fish  and  game  from  private  lands  set 
aside  as  refuges  (ch.  289)  ;  making  it  a  misdemeanor  to  damage  any  bars,  gates, 
or  fences  or  occasion  damage  by  leaving  open  any  bars  or  gates  while  hunting 
on  the  land  of  another  without  permission  (ch.  287)  ;  amending  the  law  relative 
to  importing  game,  and  changing  the  nature  of  the  offense  for  loaning,  trans- 
ferring, or  altering  a  license  from  forgery  in  the  second  degree  to  misdemeanor 
(ch.  291)  ;  amending  the  game  breeder's  law  to  include  Canada  and  Hutchins 
geese  (ch.  230)  ;  adding  crow  blackbirds  to  the  list  of  unprotected  nongame  birds 
and  permitting  red-winged  blackbirds  which  are  destroying  crops  to  be  killed 
from  June  1  to  September  30  by  the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  lands  upon  which 
crops  are  being  grown  or  by  any  person  in  his  employ  (ch.  258)  ;  repealing  the 
provisions  authorizing  action  for  violation  of  the  conservation  law  to  be  brought 
in  any  township  in  a  county,  and  requiring  that  action  be  brought  before  a 
justice  of  the  peace  in  the  town  in  which  an  offense  was  committed  or  in  an 
adjoining  town  (ch.  210). 

Ohio.*— One  act :  Codifying  and  amending  the  game  laws  generally ;  making 
it  unlawful  to  kill  deer ;  shortening  the  season  10  days  on  ruffed  grouse,  intro- 
duced pheasants,  and  Hungarian  partridge,  and-  permitting  only  cock  pheasants 
to  be  taken ;  conforming  State  laws  to  Federal  regulations  for  protecting  migra- 
tory birds,  prescribing  daily  limits  of  3  on  ruffed  grouse  and  cock  pheasants,  6 
on  Hungarian  partridge,  and  35  on  sora;  reducing  the  limit  on  plovers  and 
yellowlegs  from  12  each  to  15  in  all,  and  increasing  the  limit  on  Wilson  snipe 
from  12  to  15  a  day ;  repealing  the  provision  prohibiting  the  hunting  of  water- 
fowl on  Mondays  (S.  45). 

Oklahoma. — One  act :  Increasing  salary  of  State  game  warden  from  $1,800 
to  $2,500  per  annum,  providing  for  an  assistant  game  warden  and  license  clerk 


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at  $1,800,  and  for  a  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  at  $1,200  in  lieu  of  one  stenog- 
rapher at  $900  and  one  bookkeeper  at  $1,000. 

Oregon. — Three  acts:  Repealing  the  provisions  limiting  salary  of  State  game 
warden  to  $2,400  per  annum  and  the  compensation  of  deputy  wardens  to  $3 
per  day,  and  authorizing  the  board  of  fish  and  game  commissioners  to  fix  the 
compensation  and  expense  allowances  of  its  appointees;  authorizing  commis- 
sioners to  make  rules  and  regulations  reasonably  required  in  the  administra- 
tion of  their  duties;  adding  cranes,  doves,  and  pigeons  to  the  list  of  birds  de- 
fined as  game  birds;  protecting  wood  and  eider  ducks,  the  smaller  shorebirds, 
and  the  migratory  nongame  birds  mentioned  in  the  migratory-bird  treaty  act; 
prescribing  the  months  of  September  and  October  as  the  open  season  on  deer 
west  of  the  Cascades,  except  in  Clatsop,  Columbia,  Multnomah,  and  Tilhunook 
Counties,  instead  of  the  two  months  beginning  August  15 ;  lengthening  the  sea- 
son two  weeks  on  sage  hens  east  of  the  Cascades  by  opening  July  15  instead  of 
August  1 ;  repealing  the  special  season  on  migratory  game  birds  in  Grant,  Lake, 
Harney,  and  Malheur  Counties,  and  the  provision  permitting  hunting  half  an 
hour  after  sunset,  as  well  as  the  provision,  made  obsolete  by  the  migratory- 
bird  treaty  act  and  regulations,  permitting  the  sale  of  geese  killed  in  Crook, 
Gilliam,  Harney,  Morrow,  Sherman,  Umatilla,  and  Wasco  Counties;  prohibiting 
the  shipment  of  game  animals  or  birds  unless  a  written  permit  from  the  com- 
missioners is  attached  to  the  carcass  or  container ;  authorizing  the  State  game 
warden  to  establish  game  refuges  on  private  lands  by  contracting  with  owners 
(ch.  236)  ;  making  a  person  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  if  his  dog  is  found  at  large 
running  or  tracking  deer  or  other  game  animal  in  Coos  and  Curry  Counties 
(ch.  354)  ;  providing  that  free  licenses  issued  to  pioneer  settlers  or  veterans  of 
Indian  and  Civil  Wars  shall  be  good  for  life  (ch.  364). 

Pennsylvania. — Nine  acts :  Allowing  10  per  cent  clerk  fees  to  salaried  county 
treasurers  for  issuing  hunting  licenses  (S.  141)  ;  authorizing  the  purchase  of 
lands  for  game  preserves  and  appropriating  $100.000  for  the  first  year  and 
$50.000  a  year  thereafter,  payable  from  the  resident  hunter's  license  fund,  to 
carry  out  the  purposes  of  the  act  (No.  — )  ;  requiring  persons  of  foreign  birth 
to  present  naturalization  papers  when  applying  for  resident  hunting  license 
(No.  213)  ;  providing  a  rebate  of  25  per  cent  of  the  fine  for  illegal  killing  of 
does  or  fawns  when  voluntary  acknowledgment  of  offense  is  made  at  once  to 
the  proper  officer  (No.  149)  ;  governing  method  of  establishing  and  conducting 
auxiliary  game  preserves  and  enabling  commissioners  to  propagate  small  game 
when  desirable  (H.  B.  986)  ;  amending  the  county  closing  act  so  as  to  require 
at  least  200  of  the  petitioners  to  give  the  numbers  and  dates  of  their  hunting 
licenses  (No.  — )  ;  increasing  from  60  to  80  the  number  of  game  protectors 
the  board  is  authorized  to  appoint  (No.  — )  ;  removing  protection  from  red 
squirrels  and  fixing  the  open  season  on  blackbirds  from  August  1  to  November 
30  (No.  197)  ;  prescribing  the  open  season  on  woodcock  from  October  1  to 
November  30  (No.  — ). 

Rhode  Island. — No  game  legislation. 

South  Carolina. — One  act :  Revising  and  amending  the  fish  and  game  laws 
generally;  adopting  the  Federal  migratory-bird  treaty-act  regulations  as  the 
law  of  the  State;  repealing  local  laws  and  providing  uniform  seasons  through- 
out the  State  on  all  species  of  game;  repealing  the  provision  exempting  cer- 
tain counties  from  the  application  of  the  resident  license  law,  thus  making  it 
State  wide;  establishing  a  close  season  from  March  15  to  October  1  on  bear, 
rabbit,  and  squirrel ;  shortening  the  season  one  month  on  quail ;  lengthening  tlia 
season  two  weeks  on  wild  turkey ;  reducing  the  bag  limit  on  quail  from  25  to 
15  a  day  and  establishing  a  limit  of  20  turkeys  a  season  (ch.  — ). 


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South  Dakota. — Four  acts:  Authorizing  the  game  and  fish  commission  to 
acquire  on  behalf  of  the  State  public  or  private  property  by  gift,  devise,  pur- 
chase, lease,  or  condemnation  proceedings  for  the  protection  and  propagation  of 
game,  birds,  fur-bearing  animals,  and  fish  (H.  38)  ;  protecting  fur-bearing  ani- 
mals and  prescribing  a  $25  nonresident  trapping  license  (H.  126)  ;  providing  an 
open  season  from  September  16  to  October  15,  instead  of  September  7  to  October 
6,  on  partridge,  grouse,  and  prairie  chicken ;  conforming  State  laws  for  protec- 
tion of  migratory  birds  to  provisions  of  Federal  regulations;  increasing  the 
limit  on  ducks  from  15  to  25  a  day,  and  the  number  of  waterfowl  allowed  in 
possession  from  25  to  50  (H.  163)  ;  prohibiting  the  training  of  bird  dogs  between 
April  1  and  September  1  (H.  258). 

Tennessee. — Twenty-one  acts :  Requiring  a  $2  special  license  in  addition  to 
the  regular  State  license  to  hunt  on  Reelfoot  Lake  (ch.  — )  ;  creating  a  game 
and  fish  preserve  in  London  County   (ch.  406)  ;  local  acts  relative  to  game  in 
the  following  counties:  Benton  (ch.  16)  ;  Carter  (ch.  22)  ;  Claiborne  (ch.  338) 
Cocke  (chs.  14,  237)  ;  Franklin  (ch.  204)  ;  Giles  (ch.  375)  ;  Grainger  (ch.  460) 
Greene   (ch.  214)  ;  Hawkins   (ch.  194)  ;  Hickman    (ch.  34)  ;   Knox   (ch.  568) 
Lawrence  (ch.  509)  ;  McNairy  (ch.  392)  ;  Marshall  (ch.  457)  ;  Meigs  (ch.  612) 
Obion  (ch.  360)  ;  Union  (ch.  11)  ;  and  Warren  (ch.  604). 

Texas. — One  act :  Revising  and  amending  the  game  laws  generally ;  repealing 
the  doe  law  and  permitting  deer  of  either  sex  to  be  killed  during  the  open  sea- 
son ;  fixing  the  open  season  on  turkey  gobblers  as  March  and  April  instead  of 
December  and  January ;  protecting  prairie  chickens  or  pinnated  grouse,  pheas- 
ants, and  woodcock  until  1924 ;  increasing  the  resident  license  fee  from  $1.75 
to  $2;  requiring  license  for  hunting  outside  of  the  county  of  residence  and 
repealing  provision  permitting  hunting  without  license  in  counties  contiguous 
to  county  of  residence ;  prescribing  a  special  $2  boat  license  for  persons  carry- 
ing parties  engaged  in  hunting;  enacting  provisions  for  the  protection  of  mi- 
gratory birds  in  conformity  with  the  Federal  regulations,  and  permitting  pos- 
session of  game  during  the  open  season  and  the  first  10  days  thereafter;  au- 
thorizing commissioner  to  issue  permits  to  kill  birds  and  quadrupeds  when  nec- 
essary to  protect  crops  from  depredations ;  providing  for  the  issuance  of  scien- 
tific collecting  permits  by  the  commissioner;  authorizing  appointment  of  special 
game  commissioners  at  a  maximum  salary  of  $125  per  month  and  expenses 
(H.  457). 

Utah. — One  act:  Revising  and  amending  the  fish  and  game  laws  generally; 
repealing  the  $1.25  license  to  resident  citizens  and  the  $6  license  to  nonresi- 
dents, and  prescribing  a  $2  license  for  all  citizens  of  the  United  States  to  hunt 
and  fish  in  Utah,  thus  abolishing  the  distinction  between  resident  and  nonresi- 
dent hunters ;  governing  the  breeding  and  sale  of  game  raised  in  captivity  under 
a  $25  license  and  tagging  system ;  permitting  50  game  birds  and  10  animals 
to  be  taken  for  propagating  purposes  under  permit  from  commissioner; 
permitting  resident  citizens  to  hunt  buck  deer  during  the  first  10  days  of  No- 
vember; creating  the  Dixie  (Dixie  National  Forest),  Fish  Lake  (Fish  Lake 
National  Forest),  Heaston  (Oquirrh  Mountains),  Cache  (Cache  National  For- 
est), and  the  Strawberry  State  game  preserves  and  prohibiting  all  hunting 
therein  except  the  hunting  of  ducks  during  the  months  of  October  and  Novem- 
ber in  the  Fish  Lake  preserve;  broadening  the  administrative  powers  of  the 
commissioner  and  authorizing  deputies  without  warrant  to  examine  motor  cars 
and  trucks  in  the  enforcement  of  the  fish  and  game  laws  (ch.  — ). 

Vermont. — Six  acts :  Authorizing  the  commissioner  to  establish  such  game 
refuges  raid  sanctuaries  as  are  recommended  by  the  United  States  Bureau  of 
Biological  Survey ;  repealing  the  provision  limiting  the  compensation  of 


IMERS*   BULLETIN   1077. 

wardens  to  $3  per  day  when  not  continuously  employed  for  periods  longer 
than  two  -weeks,  and  providing  for  the  appointment  of  six  deputy  wardens  at 
maximum  salaries  of  $1,000  per  annum  (No.  181)  ;  protecting  partridge  or  ruffed 
grouse  until  1921  (No.  183)  ;  repealing  the  law  protecting  does,  and  changing 
the  deer  season  from  November  10  to  November  20  to  the  week  beginning  the 
first  Monday  in  December  (No.  184)  ;  requiring  copies  of  reports  of  wardens 
and  selectmen  on  appraisals  of  damages  caused  by  deer  to  be  delivered  to  the 
claimant,  who  is  allowed  10  days  in  which  to  appeal ; -reducing  from  12  to  6 
hours  the  time  within  which  notice  of  the  killing  of  a  deer  in  defense  of  crops 
must  be  given  to  the  nearest  fish  and  game  warden  (No.  185)  ;  providing  for 
the  establishment,  around  commercial  orchards  having  an  area  of  10  acres  or 
more,  of  open  zones  within  which  deer  may  be  killed  at  any  time,  but  providing 
that  no  claim  for  damage  by  deer  to  orchards  within  open  zones  shall  be  al- 
lowed, and  requiring  that  the  killing  of  a  deer  within  an  open  zone  shall  be 
immediately  reported  to  the  owner  of  the  orchard  and  to  the  nearest  fish  and 
game  warden  (No.  186)  ;  prescribing  a  $10  bounty  on  black  bears  killed  within* 
the  State  from  May  1  to  November  1  (No.  190). 

Washington. — One  act:  A  comprehensive  game-breeding  law,  prescribing  a 
$10  game  breeder's  license  (annual  renewal  fee,  $5)  ;  permitting  the  sale  of 
game  animals  or  birds  raised  in  domestication  for  propagating  purposes  and, 
when  properly  tagged,  for  food;  and  permitting  dealers  and  keepers  of  hotels, 
restaurants,  etc.,  under  a  $5  license,  to  sell  propagated  game. 

West  Virginia.— One  act :  Protecting  deer  until  1922,  elk  until  1927,  and  wild 
turkeys  until  1921;  lengthening  the  season  on  rabbits  two  weeks;  increasing 
fee  for  nonresident  license  from  $15  to  $18,  and  prescribing  a  $1  resident  State 
license  in  lieu  of  a  $3  State  license  and  a  county  license  for  which  no  fee  was 
charged ;  decreasing  the  daily  bag  limit  on  squirrels  from  12  to  10  and  on 
ruffed  grouse  from  6  to  5 ;  reducing  the  season  limit  on  squirrels  from  100  to 
70,  on  quail  from  96  to  60,  on  ruffed  grouse  from  25  to  20,  and,  after  1921,  on 
Wild  turkeys  from  6  to  5;  providing  for  the  expenditure  of  20  per  cent  of  the 
game  protection  fund  in  restocking  streams  of  the  State  with  fish ;  and  limit- 
ing the  payment  of  bounties  on  certain  species  of  animals  and  birds  to  10  per 
cent  of  the  protective  fund  (ch.  — ). 

Wyoming. — Three  acts :  Increasing  salary  of  State  game  warden  from  $2,000 
to  $2,400  per  annum,  and  his  expense  allowance  from  $1,500  to  $2,000 ;  reducing 
the  number  of  assistant  game  wardens  from  seven  to  five,  but  increasing  their 
salaries  from  $1,200  to  $1,500  per  annum  and  their  allowances  for  expenses 
from  $500  to  $600  per  annum;  increasing  maximum  compensation  of  deputy 
game  wardens  from  $4  to  $5  per  day;  increasing  salary  of  clerk  to  game  warden 
from  $1,200  to  $1,500  per  annum ;  authorizing  bonded  assistants  and  deputy 
game  wardens  to  administer  all  oaths  required  by  the  provisions  of  the  fish  and 
game  laws  in  addition  to  oaths  administered  in  connection  with  issuance  of 
hunting  licenses ;  fixing  September  1  to  December  16  as  open  season  on  all 
migratory  birds,  except  rails  (not  effective  as  it  contravenes  provisions  of  Fed- 
eral migratory -bird  treaty  act  and  regulations)  ;  shortening  the  season  two  weeks 
on  sage  hens  by  opening  August  15  instead  of  August  1,  and  protecting  all  other 
grouse  until  1923 ;  extending  the  close  term  on  quail  and  Mongolian  pheasants 
until  1925 ;  reducing  the  daily  bag  limit  on  sage  hens  from  6  to  4 ;  prescrib- 
ing jail  sentence  of  not  less  than  30  days  or  both  fine  and  imprisonment  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court  for  illegal  killing  of  game  birds;  extending  the  close 
term  on  moose  and  antelope  until  1925,  and  increasing  the  minimum  jail  sen- 
tence for  illegal  killing  of  these  animals  from  30  to  60  days ;  closing  to  elk  hunt- 
ing that  portion  of  the  Bridger  Forest  Reserve  on  the  west  slope  of  the  Wind 
River  Mountains  between  Roaring  Fork  Creek  and  Big  Sandy  River;  shorten- 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  61 

ing  the  season  on  elk  two  weeks  by  fixing  October  1  to  November  30  as  the  open 
season,  and  the  season  on  mountain  sheep  six  weeks  by  fixing  October  15  to 
November  15  as  the  open  season ;  abolishing  the  special  hunting  district  for 
big  game  on  the  Fall  River  rim  in  the  Wyoming  National  Forest,  Lincoln 
County ;  reducing  the  season  limit  on  elk  from  two  to  one,  and  abolishing  the 
special  $10  license  to  residents  under  which  one  additional  elk  was  allowed  to 
be  taken ;  shortening  the  season  two  weeks  on  deer  by  prescribing  the  month 
of  November  as  the  open  season,  and  permitting  only  male  deer  with  horns  to 
be  killed ;  making  clear  that  a  nonresident  may  not  trap  bear  under  the  special 
$10  nonresident  bear-hunting  license;  repealing  the  provision  authorizing  issu- 
ance of  hunting  licenses  to  nonresidents  or  aliens  paying  $100  taxes  in  the  State 
for  the  same  fee  paid  by  residents ;  providing  that  not  more  than  three  nonresi- 
dents may  hunt  big  game  under  one  guide ;  giving  the  district  courts  original 
concurrent  jurisdiction  in  all  game  cases  (ch.  55)  ;  modifying  the  boundaries  of 
the  Big  Horn  State  Game  Preserve  (ch.  83)  ;  creating  the  Splitrock  Special 
Game  Animal  Preserve  and  protecting  moose,  elk,  antelope,  deer,  mountain 
sheep,  and  mountain  goats  therein  (ch.  71). 

CANADA. 

Dominion  legislation. — One  act:  Amending  the  migratory-birds  convention 
act  by  authorizing  the  fixing  of  bag  limits  on  migratory  game  birds  for  which 
an  open  season  is  prescribed,  the  manner  ii  which  they  may  be  taken,  and  the 
appliances  that  may  be  used  therefor ;  requiring  officers  seizing  prohibited 
weapons  and  appliances  or  migratory  birds  or  parts  thereof  taken  or  possessed 
contrary  to  law  to  deliver  them  to  a  justice  of  the  peace,  who  may  confiscate 
them  ;  providing  for  the  payment  of  half  of  penalties  to  any  prosecutor  other  than 
a  salaried  game  officer. 

One  regulation :  Making  it  unlawful  to  take  or  molest  migratory  birds  or  their 
nests  and  eggs  on  three  islands  in  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence,  namely,  cliff  along 
the  east  side  of  Bonaventure  Island ;  and  the  Bird  Rocks  and  Perce  Rock 
Islands ;  and  within  a  1-mile  zone  surrounding  these  two. 

Alberta. — One  act :  Fixing  September  1  to  October  31  as  the  open  season  on 
sheep  and  goats  instead  of  September  1  to  October  14,  and  fixing  October  1  to 
November  14  as  the  open  season  on  grouse  and  ptarmigan  instead  of  the  month  of 
October. 

British  Columbia. — One  act:  Providing  that  the  game  conservation  board 
shall  consist  of  not  less  than  five  members  (ch.  29). 

New  Brunswick. — One  act :  Authorizing  the  minister  to  select  400  square 
miles  of  wilderness  Crown  lands  as  a  game  refuge  (ch.  23). 

Nova  Scotia. — One  act:  Fixing  October  16  to  October  31  as  the  open  season 
on  deer  instead  of  October  21  to  October  31 ;  fixing  October  1  to  November  30 
as  the  open  season  on  bull  moose  instead  of  September  16  to  November  30; 
fixing  December  1  to  February  1  as  the  open  season  on  hares  and  rabbits  instead 
of  October  1  to  April  30. 

Ontario. — One  act:  Fixing  November  5  to  November  20  as  open  season  on 
deer  instead  of  the  15  days  beginning  November  1 ;  reducing  the  limit  on  deer 
from  two  to  one  a  season ;  abolishing  the  special  $5  resident  license  to  hunt 
caribou  outside  county  of  residence. 

Quebec. — One  act:  Fixing  September  1  to  November  30  as  the  open  season 
on  shorebirds  in  districts  adjacent  to  tidewater;  permitting  the  eggs  of  birds 
to  be  taken  under  permit  for  scientific  and  propagating  purposes ;  and  prohibit- 
ing the  export  of  the  skins  of  moose,  caribou,  and  deer  on  which  the  royalty 
has  not  been  paid. 


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Saskatchewan. — One  act :  Establishing  an  indefinite  close  season  for  elk ; 
continuing  absolute  protection  indefinitely  of  all  grouse  except  ptarmigan ; 
prohibiting  possession  during  close  season  of  big  game  or  game  birds  at  or  in 
the  vicinity  of  any  camp;  making  ex-officio  game  guardians  all  members  of 
the  Provincial  police  force  in  lieu  of  the  Royal  Northwest  Mounted  Police 
(ch.  53). 


LACEY  ACT,  REGULATING  INTERSTATE  COMMERCE  IN  GAME. 

Federal  laws  affecting  the  shipment  of  game  comprise  statutes 
regulating  interstate  commerce  in  game  and  the  importation  of  birds 
and  mammals  from  foreign  countries,  as  follows: 

ACT    OF    MARCH    4,    1909. 

(35  Stat.,  1137.) 

The  importation  of  certain  injurious  animals  and  birds:  permits 
for  foreign  wild  animals  and  birds;  cage  birds,  specimens  for 
museums,  etc. 

SEC.  241.  The  importation  into  the  United  States,  or  any  Territory  or  District 
thereof,  of  the  mongoose,  the  so-called  "  flying  foxes,"  or  fruit  bats,  the  English 
sparrow,  the  starling,  and  such  other  birds  and  animals  as  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  may  from  time  to  time  declare  to  be  injurious  to  the  interests  of 
agriculture  or  horticulture,  is  hereby  prohibited;  and  all  such  birds  and 
animals  shall,  upon  arrival  at  any  port  of  the  United  States,  be  destroyed  or 
returned  at  the  expense  of  the  cwner.  No  person  shall  import  into  the  United 
States  or  into  any  Territory  or  District  thereof  any  foreign  wild  animal  or 
bird,  except  under  special  permit  from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture:  Pro- 
Tided,  That  nothing  in  this  section  shall  restrict  the  importation  of  natural- 
history  specimens  for  museums  or  scientific  collections,  or  of  certain  cage 
birds,  such  as  domesticated  canaries,  parrots,  or  such  other  birds  as  the  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture  may  designate.  The  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  is  hereby 
authorized  to  make  regulations  for  carrying  into  effect  the  provisions  of  this 
section. 

Interstate  transportation  of  animals  and  birds  illegally  imported 
and  game  killed  or  shipped  in  violation  of  State  laws ;  transportation 
of  game  in  season ;  feathers  of  barnyard  fowls. 

SEC.  242.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  deliver  to  any  common 
carrier  for  transportation,  or  for  any  common  carrier  to  transport  from  any 
State,  Territory,  or  District  of  the  United  States  to  any  other  State,  Territory, 
or  District  thereof,  any  foreign  animals  or  birds  the  importation  of  which  is 
prohibited,  or  the  dead  bodies  or  parts  thereof  of  any  wild  animals  or  birds, 
where  such  animals  or  birds  have  been  killed  or  shipped  in  violation  of  the 
laws  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  the  same  were  killed,  or  from 
which  they  were  shipped :  Provided,  That  nothing  herein  shall  prevent  the 
transportation  of  any  dead  birds  or  animals  killed  during  the  season  when 
the  same  may  be  lawfully  captured,  and  the  export  of  which  is  not  prohibited 
by  law  in  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  the  same  are  captured  or 
killed :  Provided  further,  That  nothing  herein  shall  prevent  the  importation, 
transportation,  or  sale  of  birds  or  bird  plumage  manufactured  from  the 
feathers  of  barnyard  fowls. 


GAME   LAWS   FOR   1919.  63 

I 

Marking  of  packages  containing  bodies  or  plumage  of  game  ani- 
mals or  game  or  other  wild  birds. 

SEC.  243.  All  packages  containing  the  dead  bodies,  or  the  plumage,  or  parts 
thereof,  of  game  animals,  or  game  or  other  wild  birds,  when  shipped-  in-  inter- 
state or  foreign  commerce,  shall  be  plainly  and  clearly  marked,  so  that  the 
name  and  address  of  the  shipper,  and  the  nature  of  the  contents,  may  be 
readily  ascertained  on  an  inspection  of  the  outside  of  such  package. 

Penalty  for  violations  of  sections  241  to  244. 

SKC.  244.  For  each  evasion  or  violation  of  any  provision  of  the  three  sections 
last  preceding,  the  shipper  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  $200;  the  consignee 
knowingly  receiving  such  articles  so  shipped  and  transported  in  violation  of 
said  sections  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  $200;  and  the  carrier  knowingly 
carrying  or  transporting  the  same  in  violation  of  said  sections  shall  be  fined 
not  more  than  $200. 

SECTIONS  1  AND  5— ACT  OF  MAY  25,   1900. 
(31    Stat.,    187-8.) 

Preservation,  distribution,  introduction,  and  restoration  of  game 
birds  and  other  wild  birds ;  collection  and  publication  of  information 
as  to  propagation,  uses,  and  preservation  of  such,  birds;  regulation 
for  carrying  out  purposes  of  act. 

That  the  duties  and  powers  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  are  hereby  en- 
larged so  as  to  include  the  preservation,  distribution,  introduction,  and  restora- 
tion of  game  birds  and  other  wild  birds.  The  Secretary  of  Agriculture  is  here- 
by authorized  to  adopt  such  measures  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the 
purposes  of  this  act  and  to  purchase  such  game  birds  and  other  wild  birds  as 
may  be  required  therefor,  subject,  however,  to  the  laws  of  the  various  States 
and  Territories.  The  object  and  purpose  of  this  act  is  to  aid  in  the  restoration 
of  such  birds  in  those  parts  of  the  United  States  adapted  thereto  where  the 
same  have  become  scarce  or  extinct,  and  also  to  regulate  the  introduction  of 
American  or  foreign  birds  or  animals  in  localities  where  they  have  not  hereto- 
fore existed. 

The  Secretary  of  Agriculture  shall  from  time  to  time  collect  and  publish 
useful  information  as  to  the  propagation,  uses,  and  preservation  of  such  birds. 

And  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  shall  make  and  publish  all  needful  rules 
and  regulations  for  carrying  out  the  purposes  of  this  act,  and  shall  expend  for 
said  purposes  such  sums  as  Congress  may  appropriate  therefor. 

Bodies  of  game  animals  and  game  and  song  birds  subject  to  laws 
of  State,  etc.,  into  which  transported. 

SEC.  5.  That  all  dead  bodies,  or  parts  thereof,  of  any  foreign  game  animals, 
or  game  or  song  birds,  the  importation  of  which  is  prohibited,  or  the  dead 
bodies,  or  parts  thereof,  of  any  wild  gmne  animals,  or  game  or  song  bird* 
transported  into  any  State  or  Territory,  or  remaining  therein  for  use,  consump- 
tion, sale,  or  storage  therein,  shall  upon  arrival  in  such  State  or  Territory  bo 
subject  to  the  operation  and  effect  of  the  laws  of  such  State  or  Territory  enacted 
in  the  exercise  of  its  police  powers,  to  the  same  extent  and  in  the  same  manner 
as  though  such  animals  or  birds  had  been  produced  in  such  State  or  Territory, 
and  shall  not  be  exempt  therefrom  by  reason  of  being  introduced  therein  in 


64  FAKMERS'  BULLETIN   1077. 

original  packages  or  otherwise.  This  act  shall  not  prevent  the  importation, 
transportation,  or  sale  of  birds  or  bird  plumage  manufactured  from  the  feathers 
of  barnyard  fowl. 


TARIFF  ACT,  PROHIBITING  IMPORTATION   OF  PLUMAGE. 

ACT  OF  OCTOBER  3,  1913. 

(38  Stat,  148.) 

PAR.  347.  Feathers  and  downs,  on  the  skin  or  otherwise,  crude  or  not  dressed, 
colored,  or  otherwise  advanced  or  manufactured  in  any  manner,  not  specially 
provided  for  in  this  section,  twenty  per  centum  ad  valorem ;  when  dressed,  col- 
ored, or  otherwise  advanced  or  manufactured  in  any  manner,  and  not  suitable 
for  use  as  millinery  ornaments,  including  quilts  of  down  and  manufactures  of 
down,  forty  per  centum  ad  valorem;  artificial  or  ornamental  feathers  suitable 
for  use  as  millinery  ornaments,  artificial  and  ornamental  fruits,  grains,  leaves, 
flowers,  and  stems  or  parts  thereof,  of  whatever  material  composed,  not  spe- 
cially provided  for  in  this  section,  sixty  per  centum  ad  valorem ;  boas,  bouton- 
nieres,  wreaths,  and  all  articles  not  specially  provided  for  in  this  section,  com- 
posed wholly  or  in  chief  value  of  any  of  the  feathers,  flowers,  leaves,  or  other 
material  herein  mentioned,  sixty  per  centum  ad  valorem:  Provided,  That  the 
importation  of  aigrettes,  egret  plumes  or  so-called  osprey  plumes,  and  the  feath- 
ers, quills,  heads,  wings,  tails,  skins,  or  parts  of  skins,  of  wild  birds,  either  raw 
or  manufactured,  and  not  for  scientific  or  educational  purposes,  is  hereby  pro- 
hibited ;  but  this  provision  shall  not  apply  to  the  feathers  or  plumes  of  ostriches, 
or  to  the  feathers  or  plumes  of  domestic  fowls  of  any  kind. 


LAW  PROTECTING  BIRDS  AND  THEIR  EGGS   ON  FEDERAL   BIRD 

RESERVATIONS. 

ACT  OF  MARCH  4,   1909. 
(35  Stat.,  1104.) 

SEC.  84.  Whoever  shall  hunt,  trap,  capture,  willfully  disturb,  or  kill  any  bird 
of  any  kind  whatever,  or  take  the  eggs  of  any  such  bird,  on  any  lands  of  the 
United  States  which  have  been  set  apart  or  reserved  as  breeding  grounds  for 
birds,  by  any  law,  proclamation,  or  Executive  order,  except  under  such  rules 
and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  may,  from  time  to  time,  pre- 
scribe, shall  be  fined  not  more  than  $500,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  six 
months,  or  both. 


HUNTING  ON  NATIONAL  FORESTS. 

Regulation  T-7a,  effective  October  1,  1918,  of  the  Regulations  of 
the  Forest  Service  relative  to  national  forest's,  provides  as  follows : 

The  going  or  being  upon  any  land  of  the  United  States,  or  in  or  on  the 
waters  thereof,  within  a  national  forest  with  intent  to  hunt,  catch,  trap, 
willfully  disturb  or  kill  any  kind  of  game  animal,  game  or  nongame  bird,  or 
fish,  or  to  take  the  eggs  of  any  such  bird,  in  violation  of  the  laws  of  the  State 
in  which  such  land  or  waters  are  situated,  is  hereby  prohibited. 


FOR  1910. 


65 


Regulation  G-30  as  amended  October  1,  1918,  authorizes  all  forest 
icers  to  enforce  the  above  regulation  and  also  to  cooperate  with 

State  or  Territorial  officials  in  the  enforcement  of  local  laws  for  the 

protection  of  birds,  fish,  and  game. 


CONVENTION  BETWEEN  THE  UNITED  STATES  AND  GREAT  BRIT- 
AIN FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  MIGRATORY  BIRDS  IN  THE 
UNITED  STATES  AND  CANADA.1 

[39  Stat,  1702.] 
BY   THE    PRESIDENT   OF   THE    UNITED   STATES  OF  AMERICA. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  a  convention  between  the  United  States  of  America  and 
the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  for  the  protection 
of  migratory  birds  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  was  concluded 
and  signed  by  their  respective  plenipotentiaries  at  Washington,  on 
the  sixteenth  day  of  August,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  sixteen, 
the  original  of  which  convention  is  word  for  word  as  follows : 

Whereas  many  species  of  birds  in  the  course  of  their  annual  mi- 
grations traverse  certain  parts  of  the  United  States  and  the  Dominion 
of  Canada;  and 

Whereas  many  of  these  species  are  of  great  value  as  a  source  of 
food  or  in  destroying  insects  which  are  injurious  to  forests  and  forage 
plants  on  the  public  domain,  as  well  as  to  agricultural  crops,  in  both, 
the  United  States  and  Canada,  but  are  nevertheless  in  danger  of  ex- 
termination through  lack  of  adequate  protection  during  the  nesting 
season  or  while  on  their  way  to  and  from  their  breeding  grounds; 

The  United  States  of  America  and  His  Majesty  the  King  of  the 
United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  and  of  the  British 
Dominions  beyond  the  Seas,  Emperor  of  India,  being  desirous  of 
saving  from  indiscriminate  slaughter  and  of  insuring  the  preserva- 
tion of  such  migratory  birds  as  are  either  useful  to  man  or  are  harm- 
less, have  resolved  to  adopt  some  uniform  system  of  protection  which 

1  This  treaty  was  signed  on  August  10,  ratified  by  the  Senate  August  29,  by  the  Presi- 
dent September  1,  and  by  Great  Britain  October  20  ;  ratifications  thereof  were  exchanged 
December  7,  and  it  was  proclaimed  by  the  President  December  8,  1916. 

Canada,  by  an  act  of  Parliament  approved  August  29,  1917,  gave  full  effect  to  this  con- 
vention, and  promulgated  regulations  thereunder  May  11,  1918. 

The  Constitution  of  the  United  States  contains  the  following  provision  in  regard  to 
treaties  : 

"  This,  Constitution,  and  the  laws  of  the  United  States  which  shall  be  made  in  pursu- 
ance thereof ;  and  all  treaties  made,  or  which  shall  be  made,  under  the  authority  of  the 
United  States  shall  be  the  supreme  law  of  the  land  ;  and  he  judges  in  every  State  shall 
be  bound  thereby,  anything  in  the  constitution  or  laws  of  any  State  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding/' (Art.  VI,  par.  2.) 


66  FARMERS '   BULLETIN   1077. 

shall  effectively  accomplish  such  objects  and  to  the  end  of  concluding 
a  convention  for  this  purpose  have  appointed  as  their  respective 
Plenipotentiaries : 

The  President  of  the  United  States  of  America,  Robert  Lansing, 
Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States;  and 

His  Britannic  Majesty,  the  Right  Honorable  Sir  Cecil  Arthur 
Spring  Rice,  G.  C.  V.  O.,  K.  C.  M.  G.,  etc.,  His  Majesty's  Ambassador 
Extraordinary  and  Plenipotentiary  at  Washington; 

Who,  after  having  communicated  to  each  other  their  respective 
full  powers  which  were  found  to  be  in  due  and  proper  form,  have 
agreed  to  and  adopted  the  following  articles: 

ARTICLE  I. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  declare  that  the  migratory  birds  included  in 
the  terms  of  this  Convention  shall  be  as  follows: 

1.  Migratory  Game  Birds: 

(a)  Anatidae  or  waterfowl,  including  brant,  wild  ducks,  geese,  and  swans. 
(&)  Gruidae  or  cranes,  including  little  brown,  sandhill,  and  whooping  cranes. 

(c)  Rallidae  or  rails,  including  coots,  gallinules  and  sora  and  other  rails. 

(d)  Limicolae  or  shorebirds,  including  avocets,  curlew,  dowitchers,  godwits, 
knots,  oyster  catchers,  phalaropes,  plovers,  sandpipers,  snipe,  stilts,  surf  birds, 
turnstones,   willet,   woodcock   and  yellowlegs. 

(c)  Columbidae  or  pigeons,  including  doves  and  wild  pigeons. 

2.  Migratory  Insectivorous  Birds:  Bobolinks,  catbirds,  chickadees,  cuckoos, 
flickers,  flycatchers,  grosbeaks,  humming  birds,  kinglets,  martins,  meadowlarks, 
nighthawks  or  bull  bats,  nut-hatches,  orioles,  robins,  shrikes,  swallows,  swifts, 
tanagers,  titmice,  thrushes,  vireos,  warblers,  wax-wings,  whippoorwills,  wood- 
peckers and  wrens,  and  all  other  perching  birds  which  feed  entirely  or  chiefly 
on  Insects. 

3.  Other  Migratory  Nongame  Birds :  Auks,  anklets,  bitterns,  fulmars,  gannets, 
grebes,  guillemots,  gulls,  herons,  jaegers,  loons,  murres,  petrels,  puffins,  shear- 
waters,  and   terns. 

ARTICLE  H. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  agree  that,  as  an  effective  means  of  preserv- 
ing migratory  birds  there  shall  be  established  the  following  close  seasons  during 
which  no  hunting  shall  be  done  except  for  scientific  or 'propagating  purposes 
under  permits  issued  by  proper  authorities, 

1.  The  close  season  on  migratory  game  birds  shall  be  between  March  10  and 
September  1,  except  that  the  close  season  on  the  Limicolae  or  shorebirds  in  the 
Maritime  Provinces  of  Canada  and  in  those  States  of  the  United  States  border- 
ing on  the  Atlantic  Ocean  which  are  situated  wholly  or  in  part  north  of  Chesa- 
peake Bay  shall  be  between  February  1  and  August  15,  and  that  Indians  may 
take  at  any  time  scoters  for  food  but  not  for  sale.     The  season  for  hunting 
shall  be  further  restricted  to  such  period  not  exceeding  three  and   one-half 
months  as  the  High  Contracting  Powers  may  severally  deem  appropriate  and 
define  by  law  or  regulation. 

2.  The  close  season  on  migratory  insectivorous  birds  shall  continue  throughout 
the  year. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR   1&19. 

3.  The  close  season  on  other  migratory  nongaiue  birds  shall  continue  through- 
out the  year,  except  that  Eskimos  and  Indians  may  take  at  any  season-auks,  auk- 
lets,  guillemots,  imirres  and  puffins,  and  their  eggs,  for  food  and  their  skins 
for  clothing,  but  the  birds  and  eggs  so  taken  shall  not  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale. 

ARTICLE   III. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  agree  that  during  the  period  of  ten  years  next 
following  the  going  into  effect  of  this  Convention,  there  shall  be  a  continuous 
close  season  on  the  following-  migratory  game  birds,  to  wit : — 

Band-tailed  pigeons,  little  brown,  sandhill  and  whooping  cranes,  swans,  curlew 
and  all  shorebirds  (except  the  black-breasted  and  golden  plover,  Wilson  or  Jack 
snipe,  woodcock,  and  the  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs)  ;  provided  that  during 
such  ten  years  the  close  seasons  on  cranes,  swans  and  curlew  in  the  Province 
of  British  Columbia  shall  be  made  by  the  proper  authorities  of  that  Province 
within  the  general  dates  and  limitations  elsewhere  prescribed  in  this  con- 
vention for  the  respective  groups  to  which  these  birds  belong. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  agree  that  special  protection  shall  be  given  the 
wood  duck  and  the  eider  duck  either  (1)  by  a  close  season  extending  over  a 
period  of  at  least  five  years,  or  (2)  by  the  establishment  of  refuges,  or  (3)  by 
such  other  regulations  as  may  be  deemed  appropriate. 

ARTICLE   V. 

The  taking  of  nests  or  eggs  of  migratory  game  or  insectivorous  or  nongame 
birds  shall  be  prohibited,  except  for  scientitic  or  propagating  purposes,  under 
such  laws  or  regulations  as  the  High  Contracting  Powers  may  severally  deem 
appropriate. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  agree  that  the  shipment  or  export  of  migratory 
birds  or  their  eggs  from  any  State  or  Province,  during  the  continuance  of  the 
close  season  in  such  State  or  Province,  shall  be  prohibited  except  for  scientific 
or  propagating  purposes,  and  the  international  traffic  in  any  birds  or  eggs  at 
such  time  captured,  killed,  taken,  or  shipped  at  any  time  contrary  to  the  laws 
of  the  State  or  Province  in  which  the  same  were  captured,  killed,  taken,  or 
shipped  shall  be  likewise  prohibited.  Every  package  containing  migratory  birds 
or  any  parts  thereof  or  any  eggs  of  migratory  birds  transported,  or  offered  for 
transportation  from  the  United  States  into  the  Dominion  of  Canada  or  from 
the  Dominion  of  Canada  into  the  United  States,  shall  have  the  name  and 
address  of  the  shipper  and  an  accurate  statement  of  the  contents  clearly  marked 
on  the  outside  of  such  package. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

Permits  to  kill  any  of  the  above-named  birds  which,  under  extraordinary 
conditions,  may  become  seriously  injurious  to  the  agricultural  or  other  interests 
in  any  particular  community,  may  be  issued  by  the  proper  authorities  of  the 
High  Contracting  Powers  under  suitable  regulations  prescribed  therefor  by 


68  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

them  respectively,  but  such  permits  shall  lapse,  or 'may  be  canceled,  at  any 
time  when,  in  the  opinion  of  said  authorities,  the  particular  exigency  has 
passed,  and  no  birds  killed  under  this  article  shall  be  shipped,  sold,  or  offered 
for  sale. 

ARTICLE   VIII. 

The  High  Contracting  Powers  agree  themselves  to  take,  or  propose  to  their 
respective  appropriate  law-making  bodies,  the  necessary  measures  for  insuring 
the  execution  of  the  present  Convention. 

ARTICLE    IX. 

The  present  Convention  shall  be  ratified  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  thereof,  and  by 
His  Britannic  Majesty.  The  ratifications  shall  be  exchanged  at  Washington  as 
.soon  as  possible  and  the  Convention  shall  take  effect  on  the  date  of  the  exchange 
of  the  ratifications.  It  shall  remain  in  force  for  fifteen  years,  and  in  the  event 
of  neither  of  the  High  Contracting  Powers  having  given  notification,  •  twelve 
months  before  the  expiration  of  said  period  of  fifteen  years,  of  its  intention  of 
terminating  its  operation,  the  Convention  shall  continue  to  remain  in  force  for 
one  year  and  so  on  from  year  to  year. 

In  faith  whereof,  the  respective  Plenipotentiaries  have  signed  the 
present  Convention  in  duplicate  and  have  hereunto  affixed  their  seals. 
Done  at  Washington  this  sixteenth  day  of  August,  one  thousand 
nine  hundred  and  sixteen. 

[SEAL.]  ROBERT  LANSING. 

[SEAL.]  CECIL,  SPRING  RICE. 

And  whereas  the  said  Convention  has  been  duly  ratified  on  both 
parts,  and  the  ratifications  of  the  two  Governments  were  exchanged 
in  the  City  of  Washington,  on  the  seventh  day  of  December,  one 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  sixteen ; 

Now,  therefore,  be  it  known  that  I,  Wooclrow  Wilson,  President 
of  the  United  States  of  America,  have  caused  the  said  Convention 
to  be  made  public,  to  the  end  that  the  same  and  every  article  and 
clause  thereof  may  be  observed  and  fulfilled  with  good  faith  by  the 
United  States  and  the  citizens  thereof. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused 
the  seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  eighth  day  of  December  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  six- 
[SEAL.]     teen,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of 
America  the  one  hundred  and  forty-first. 

WOODROW  WILSON. 
By  the  President : 

ROBERT  LANSING, 

Secretary  of  State. 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  69 

MIGRATORY-BIRD  TREATY  ACT. 

[Approved  July  3,  1918.     40  Stat,,  755.] 

N  ACT  To  give  effect  to  the  convention  between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain 
for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds  concluded  at  Washington,  August  sixteenth, 
nineteen  hundred  and  sixteen,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States 
of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  this  Act  shall  be  known  by  the  short 
title  of  the  "  Migratory  Bird  Treaty  Act." 

SEC.  2.  That  unless  and  except  as  permitted  by  regulations  made  as  herein- 
after provided,  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  hunt,  take,  capture,  kill,  attempt  to  take, 
capture  or  kill,  possess,  offer  for  sale,  sell,  offer  to  purchase,  purchase,  deliver 
for  shipment,  ship,  cause  to  be  shipped,  deliver  for  transportation,  transport, 
cause  to  be  transported,  carry  or  cause  to  be  carried  by  any  means  what- 
ever, receive  for  shipment,  transportation  or  carriage,  or  export,  at  any  time 
or  in  any  manner,  any  migratory  bird,  included  in  the  terms  of  the  convention 
between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain  for  the  protection  of  migratory 
birds  concluded  August  sixteenth,  nineteen  hundred  and  sixteen,  or  any  part, 
nest,  or  egg  of  any  such  bird. 

SEC.  3.  That  subject  to  the  provisions  and  in  order  to  carry  out  the  purposes 
of  the  convention,  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  is  authorized  and  directed, 
from  time  to  time,  having  due  regard  to  the  zones  of  temperature  and  to  the 
distribution,  abundance,  economic  value,  breeding  habits,  and  times  and  lines 
of  migratory  flight  of  such  birds,  to  determine  when,  to  what  extent,  if  at  all, 
and  by  what  means,  it  is  compatible  with  the  terms  of  the  convention  to  allow 
hunting,  taking,  capture,  killing,  possession,  sale,  purchase,  shipment,  trans- 
portation, carriage,  or  export  of  any  such  bird,  or  any  part,  nest,  or  egg  thereof, 
and  to  adopt  suitable  regulations  permitting  and  governing  the  same,  in  ac- 
cordance with  such  determinations,  which  regulations  shall  become  effective 
when  approved  by  the  President. 

SEC.  4.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  ship,  transport,  or  carry,  by  any  means 
whatever,  from  one  State,  Territory,  or  District  to  or  through  another  State, 
Territory,  or  District,  or  to  or  through  a  foreign  country,  any  bird,  or  any  part, 
nest,  or  egg  thereof,  captured,  killed,  taken,  shipped,  transported,  or  carried 
at  any  time  contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which 
It  was  captured,  killed,  or  taken,  or  from  which  it  was  shipped,  transported, 
or  carried.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  import  any  bird,  or  any  part,  nest,  or  egg 
thereof,  captured,  killed,  taken,  shipped,  transported,  or  carried  contrary  to 
the  laws  of  any  Province  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada  in  which  the  same  was 
captured,  killed,  or  taken,  or  from  which  it  was  shipped,  transported,  or 
carried. 

SEC.  5.  That  any  employee  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  authorized  by 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  have 
power,  without  warrant,  to  arrest  any  person  committing  a  violation  of  this 
act  in  his  presence  or  view  and  to  take  such  person  immediately  for  examina- 
tion or  trial  before  an  officer  or  court  of  competent  jurisdiction ;  shall  have 
power  to  execute  any  warrant  or  other  process  issued  by  an  officer  or 
court  of  competent  jurisdiction  for  the  enforcement  of  the  provisions  of  this 
act ;  and  shall  have  authority,  with  a  search  warrant,  to  search  any  place. 
The  several  judges  of  the  courts  established  under  the  laws  of  the  United 
States,  and  United  States  commissioners  may,  within  their  respective  jurisdic- 
tions, upon  proper  oath  or  affirmation  showing  probable  cause,  issue  warrants 


70  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

in  all  such  cases.  All  birds,  or  parts,  ncsr.-;,  or  egga  thereof,  captured,  killed, 
taken,  shipped,  transported,  carried,  or  possessed  contrary  to  the  provisions  of 
this  act  or  of  any  regulations  made  pursuant  thereto  shall,  when  found,  be  seized 
by  any  such  employee,  or  by  any  marshal  or  deputy  marshal,  and  upon  convic- 
tion of  the  offender  or  upon  judgment  of  a  court  of  the  United  States  that  the 
same  were  captured,  killed,  taken,  shipped,  transported,  carried,  or  possi 
contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  act  or  of  any  regulation  made  pursuant 
thoivto,  shall  be  forfeited  to  the  United  States  and  disposed  of  as  directed 
by  the  court  having  jurisdiction. 

SEC.  6.  That  any  person,  association,  partnership,  or  corporation  who  shall 
violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  said  convention  or  of  this  act,  or  who  sliall 
violate  or  fail  to  comply  with  any  regulation  made  pursuant 'to  this  act,  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  lined 
not  more  than  $500  or  be  imprisoned  not  more  than  six  months,  or  both. 

SEC.  7.  That  nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  several 
States  and  Territories  from  making  or  enforcing  laws  or  regulations  not  in- 
consistent with  the  provisions  of  said  convention  or  of  this  act.  or  from  mak- 
ing or  enforcing  laws  or  regulations  which  shall  give  further  protection  to 
migratory  birds,  their  nests,  and  eggs,  if  such  laws  or  regulations  do  not  ex- 
tend the  open  seasons  for  such  birds  beyond  the  dates  approved  by  the  Presi- 
dent in  accordance  with  section  three  of  this  act. 

SEC.  8.  That  until  the  adoption  and  approval,  pursuant  to  section  three  of  this 
act,  of  regulations  dealing  with  migratory  birds  and  their  nests  and  eggs,  such 
migratory  birds  and  their  nests  and  eggs  as  are  intended  and  used  exclusively 
for  scientific  or  propagating  purposes  may  be  taken,  captured,  killed,  possessed, 
sold,  purchased,  shipped,  and  transported  for  such  scientific  or  propagating 
purposes  if  and  to  the  extent  not  in  conflict  with  the  laws  of  the  State,  Terri- 
tory, or  District  in  which  they  are  taken,  captured,  killed,  possessed,  sold,  -or 
purchased,  or  in  or  from  which  they  are  shipped  or  transported  if  the  packages 
containing  the  (load  bodies  or  the  nests  or  eggs  of  such  birds  when  shipped  and 
transported  shall  be  marked  on  the  outside  thereof  so  as  accurately  and  clearly 
to  show  the  name  and  address  of  the  shipper  and  the  contents  of  the  package. 

SEC.  9.  That  the  unexpended  balances  of  any  sums  appropriated  by  the  agri- 
cultural appropriation  acts  for  the  fiscal  years  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen 
and  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen,  for  enforcing  the  provisions  of  the  act 
approved  March  fourth,  nineteen  hundred  and  thirteen,  relating  to  the  protec- 
tion of  migratory  game  and  insectivorous  birds,  are  hereby  reappropriated  and 
made  available  until  expended  for  the  expenses  of  carrying  into  effect  the 
provisions  of  this  act  and  regulations  made  pursuant  'thereto,  including  the 
payment  of  such  rent,  and  the  employment  of  such  persons  and  means,  as  the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  may  deem  necessary,  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and 
elsewhere,  cooperation  with  local  authorities  in  the  protection  of  migratory 
birds,  and  necessary  investigations  connected  therewith:  Provided,  That  no 
Verson  who  is  subject  to  the  draft  for  service  in  the  Army  or  Navy  shall,  be 
exempted  or  excused  from  such  service  by  reason  of  his  employment  under 
this  act. 

SEC.  10.  That  if  any  clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  or  part  of  this  act  shall,  for 
any  reason,  be  adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid, 
such  judgment  shall  not  affect,  impair,  or  invalidate  the  remainder  thereof,  but 
shall  be  confined  in  its  operation  to  the  clause,  sentence,  para -ra ph.  or  part 
thereof  directly  involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such  judgment  shall  have 
been  rendered. 

SEC.  11.  That  all  acts  or  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this 
act  are  hereby  repealed. 


GAME   LAWS    FOR   1919.  71 

SEC.  12.  Nothing  in  this  act  shall  -be  construed  to  prevent  the  breeding  of 
migratory  game  birds  on  farms  and  preserves  and  the  sale  of  birds  so  bred 
under  proper  regulation  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  food  supply. 

SEC.  13.  That  this  act  shall  become  effective  immediately  upon  its  passage 
and  approval. 


MIGRATORY-BIRD  TREATY-ACT  REGULATIONS. 

I  As   approved   and   nromulsatpcl    by  the   President,   July   81,   1918,   and   amended    October 

25,    1918,   and   July   2S.    1919.] 
% 

REGULATION    1.— DEFINITIONS    OF   MIGRATORY    BIRDS. 

Migratory  birds,  included  in  the  terms  of  the  convention  .between  the  United 
States  and  Groat  Britain  for  the  protection  of  migratory  Mrds,  concluded 
August  16,  1916,  are  as  follows: 

1.  Migratory  game  birds: 

(<7)   Anatidae,  or  waterfowl,  including  brant,  wild  ducks,  geese,  and  swans. 

(•&)   Gruidae,  or  cranes,  including  little  brown,  sandhill,  and  whooping  cranes. 

(c)   Ilallidae,  or  rails,  including  coot,  gallinules,  and  sora  and  other  rails. 

(tf)  "Limicolae,  or  shorebirels,  including  avocets,  curlews,  dowitchers,  god  wits, 
knots,  oyster  catchers,  phalaropes,  plovers,  sandpipers,  snipe,  stilts,  surf  birds, 
timistones,  willet,  woodcock,  and  yellowlegs. 

(e)  Columbidae,  or  pigeons,  including  doves  and  wild  pigeons. 

2.  Migratory   insectivorous   'birds:  Bobolinks,   catbirds,   chickadees,    cuckoos, 
flickers,  flycatchers,  grosbeaks,  hummingbirds,  kinglets,  martins,  meadowlarks. 
nighthawks  or  'bull-bats,  nuthatches,  orioles,  robins,  shrikes,  swallows,  swifts, 
tanagers,  titmice,  thrushes,  vireos,  warblers,  waxwings,  whip-poor-wills,  wood- 
peckers, and  wrens,  and  all  other  perching  birds  "which  feed  entirely  or  chiefly 
on  insects. 

3.  Other  migratory  nongame  birds:  Auks,  anklets,  bitterns,  fulmars,  gannots, 
grebes,  guillemots,  gulls,  herons,  jaegers,  loons,  murres,  petrels,  puffins,  shear- 
waters, and  terns. 

REGULATION   2.— DEFINITIONS   OF   TERMS. 

For  rhe  purposes  of  these  regulations  the  following  terms  shall  be  construed, 
respectively,  to  mean — 
•  Secretary. — The  Secretary  of  Agriculture  of  the  United  States. 

Person. — The  plural  or  the  singular,  ns  the  case  demands,  including  indi- 
viduals, associations,  partnerships,  and  corporations,  unless  the  context  other- 
wise requires. 

Take, — The  pursuit,  hunting,  capture,  or  killing  of  migratory  birds  in  the 
manner  and  by  the  means  specifically  permitted. 

Often  season. — The  time  during  winch  migratory  birds  may  be  taken. 

Transport. — Shipping,  transporting,  carrying,  exporting,  receiving  or  deliver- 
ing for  shipment,  transportation,  carriage,  or  export. 

REGULATION  3.— MEANS  BY  WHICH  MIGRATORY  GAME  BIRDS  MAY  BE  TAKEN. 

The  migratory  gamo  birds  specified  in  .Regulation  4  hereof  may  be  taken  dur- 
ing the  open  season  with  a  gun  only,  not  larger  than  number  10  gauge,  tired 
from  the  shoulder,  except  as  specifically  permitted  by  Regulations  7,  S,  !-»,  and 
10  hereof;  they  may  be  taken  during  the  open  season  from  ihe  land  and  water, 


72  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

from  a  blind  or  floating  device    (other  than  an  airplane,  powerboat,  sailboat, 
any  boat  under  sail,  or  any  floating  device  towed  by  powerboat  or  sailboat), 
with  the  aid  of  a  dog,  and  the  use  of  decoys. 
[As  amended  July  28,  1919.] 

REGULATION   4.— OPEN   SEASONS   ON  AND   POSSESSION    OF   CERTAIN   MIGRATORY 

GAME   BIRDS. 

For  the  purpose  of  this  regulation,  each  period  of  time  herein  prescribed  as 
mi  open  season  shall  be  construed  to  include  the  first  and  last  days  thereof. 

Waterfowl  (except  wood  duck,  eider  ducks,  and  swans),  rails,  coot,  gaUinules, 
black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs,  woodcock,  Wil- 
son snipe  or  jacksnipe,  and  mourning  and  white-winged  doves  may  be  taken 
each  day  from  half  an  hour  before  sunrise  to  sunset  during  the  open  seasons 
prescribed  therefor  in  this  regulation,  by  the  means  and  in  the  numbers  per- 
mitted by  Regulations  3  and  5  hereof,  respectively,  and  when  so  taken,  each 
species  may  be  possessed  any  day  during  the  respective  open  seasons  herein  pre- 
scribed therefor  and  for  an  additional  period  of  10  days  next  succeeding  said 
open  season. 

Waterfowl  (except  wood  duck,  eider  ducks,  and  sicans),  coot,  gallinules,  and 
Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe. — The  open  seasons  for  waterfowl  (except  wood  duck, 
eider  ducks,  and  swans),  coot,  gallinules,  and  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe  shall 
be  as  follows: 

In  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  Massachusetts,  New  York  (except  Long 
Island),  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Indiana,  Michigan,  Wis- 
consin, Illinois,  Minnesota,  Iowa,  Missouri,  North  Dakota,  South  Dakota,  Ne- 
braska, Kansas,  Colorado,  Wyoming;  Montana,  Idaho,  Nevada,  and  that  portion 
<-f  Oregon  and  Washington  lying  east  of  the  summit  of  the  Cascade  Mountains 
The  open  season  shall  be  from  September  16  to  December  31 ; 

In  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  Utah,  and  that  portion  of  Oregon  and  Wash- 
ington, lying  west  of  the  summit  of  the  Cascade  Mountains  the  open  season  shall 
be  from  October  1  to  January  15 ; 

In  that  portion  of  New  York  known  as  Long  Island,  and  in  NewT  Jersey,  Dela- 
ware, Oklahoma,  Texas,  New  Mexico,  Arizona,  and  California  the  open  season 
shall  be  from  October  16  to  January  31 ; 

In  Maryland,  the  District  of  Columbia,  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South  Caro- 
lina, Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Tennessee.  Arkansas,  and  Louisi- 
ana the  open  season  shall  be  from  November  1  to  January  31 ;  and 

In  Alaska  the  open  season  shall  be  from  September  1  to  December  15. 

Rails  (except  coot  and  gallinules). — The  open  season  for  sora  and  other  rails 
(except  coot  and  gallinules)  shall  be  from  September  1  to  November  30,  except 
as  follows : 

In  Louisiana  the  open  season  shall  be  from  November  1  to  January  31. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  yellmclegs. — The  open 
reasons  for  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs 
shall  be  as  follows : 

In  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  Delaware,  Maryland,  and  Virginia  the  open  season  shall  be 
from  August  16  to  November  30 ; 

In  the  District  of  Columbia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina.  Tennessee, 
Arkansas,  Oklahoma,  Texas,  New  Mexico,  Arizona,  California,  and  Alaska  the 
open  season  shall  be  from  September  1  to  December  15 ; 

In  Vermont,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Indiana,  Michigan, 
Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Missouri,  Iowa,  Minnesota,  North  Dakota,  South  Dakota, 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  73 

Nebraska,  Kansas,  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Montana,  Idaho,  Nevada,  and  that  por- 
tion of  Oregon  and  Washington  lying  east  of  the  summit  of  the  Cascade  Moun- 
tains the  open  season  shall  be  from  September  16  to  December  31 ; 

In  Utah  and  in  that  portion  of  Oregon  and  Washington  lying  west  of  the 
summit  r>f  the  Cascade  Mountains  the  open  season  shall  be  from  October  1  to 
January  15  ;'and 

In  Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  and  Louisiana  the  open  season 
shall  be  from  November  1  to  January  31. 

Woodcock. — The  open  seasons  for  woodcock  shall  be  as  follows : 

In  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Connecti- 
cut, New  York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky, 
Indiana,  Michigan,  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Missouri,  Iowa,  Minnesota,  North  Da- 
kota, South  Dakota,  Nebraska,  and  Kansas  the  open  season  shall  be  from 
October  1  to  November  30 ;  and 

In  Delaware,  Maryland,  the  District  of  Columbia,  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Arkansas, 
Louisiana,  Texas,  and  Oklahoma  the  open  season  shall  be  from  November  1  to 
December  31. 

Doves. — The  open  seasons  for  mourning  doves  shall  be  as  follows : 

In  Delaware,  Maryland,  Virginia,  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illi- 
nois, Nebraska,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Oklahoma,  Texas,  New  Mexico, 
Colorado,  Utah,  Arizona,  California,  Nevada,  Idaho,  and  Oregon  the  open  season 
shall  be  from  September  1  to  December  15 ; 

In  North  Carolina,  Mississippi,  and  Louisiana  the  open  season  shall  be  from 
September  16  to  December  31 ;  and 

In  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Florida,  and  Alabama  the  open  season  shall  be 
from  October  16  to  January  31. 

[As  amended  October  25,  1918,  and  July  28,  1919.] 

REGULATION   5.— BAG  LIMITS  ON   CERTAIN   MIGRATORY   GAME  BIRDS. 

A  person  may  take  in  any  one  day  during  the  open  seasons  prescribed  there- 
for in  Regulation  4  not  to  exceed  the  following  numbers  of  migratory  game 
birds: 

Ducks  (except  wood  duck  and  cider  ducks). — Twenty-five  in  the  aggregate  of 
all  kinds. 

Geese. — Eight  in  the  aggregate  of  all  kinds. 

Brant. — Eight. 

Rails,  coot,  and  gallinules  (except  sora). — Twenty-five  in  the  aggregate  of  all 
kinds. 

Sora. — Fifty. 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  ycllowlegs. — Fifteen 
in  the  aggregate  of  all  kinds. 

Wilson  snipe,  or  jaclcsnipe. — Twenty-five. 

Woodcock. — Six. 

Doves  ( mourning ) . — Twenty-five. 

[As  amended  October  25,  1918,  and  July  28,  1919.] 

REGULATION  6.— SHIPMENT  AND  TRANSPORTATION  OF  CERTAIN  MIGRATORY 

GAME  BIRDS. 

Waterfowl  (except  wood  duck,  eider  ducks,  and  swans),  rails,  coot,  gallinules, 
black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs,  woodcock, 
Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  and  mourning  and  white-winged  doves  and  parts 
thereof  legally  taken  may  be  transported  in  or  out  of  the  State  where  taken 


74  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

during  tlie  respective  open  seasons  in  tluit  State,  and  may  be  imported  from 
Camula  during  the  open  season  in  the  Province  where  taken,  in  any  manner, 
but  not  more  than  the  number  thereof  that  may  be  taken  in  two  days  by 
one  person  under  these  regulations  shall  be  transported  by  one  person  in 
one  calendar  week  out  of  the  State  where  taken ;  any  such  migratory  game 
birds  or  parts  thereof  in  transit  during  the  open  season  may'  continue  in 
transit  such  additional  time  immediately  succeeding  such  open  season,  not 
to  exceed  five  days,  necessary  to  deliver  the  same  to  their  destination ;  and 
any  package  in  which  migratory  game  birds  or  parts  thereof  are  transported 
shall  have  the  name  and  address  of  the  shipper  and  of  the  consignee  and  an 
accurate  statement  of  the  numbers  and  kinds  of  birds  contained  therein  clearly 
and  conspicuously  marked  on  the  outside  thereof;  but  no  such  birds  shall  be 
transported  from  any  State,  Territory,  or  District  to  or  through  another  State, 
Territory,  or  District,  or  to  or  through  a  Province  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada 
contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  District,  or  Province  of  the  Do- 
minion of  Canada  in  which  they  were  taken  or  from  which  they  are  trans- 
ported; nor  shall  any  such  birds  be  transported  into  any  State,  Territory,  or 
District  from  another  State,  Territory,  or  District,  or  from  any  State,  Terri- 
tory, or  District  into  any  Province  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada  at  a  time  when 
such  State,  Territory,  or  District,  or  Province  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada 
prohibits  the  possession  or  transportation  thereof. 

[As  amended  October  25,  1918.] 

REGULATION  7.— TAKING  OF  CERTAIN  MIGRATORY  NONGAME  BIRDS  BY  ESKIMOS 

AND   INDIANS    IN    ALASKA. 

In  Alaska  Eskimos  and  Indians  may  take  for  the  use  of  themselves  and  their 
immediate  families,  in  any  manner  and  at  any  time,  and  possess  and  transport 
auks,  auklets,  guillemots,  nmrres,  and  puffins  and  their  eggs  for  food,  and 
their  skins  for  clothing. 

REGULATION   8.— PERMITS  TO   PROPAGATE   AND   SELL  MIGRATORY   WATERFOWL. 

1.  A  person  may  take  in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  migratory  waterfowl 
and  their  eggs  for  propagating  purposes  when  authorized  by  a  permit  issued  by 
the  Secretary.     Waterfowl  and  their  eggs  so  taken  may  be  possessed  by  the 
permittee  and  may  be  sold  and  transported  by  him  for  propagating  purposes  to 
any  person  holding  a  permit  issued  by  the  Secretary  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  regulation. 

2.  A  person  authorized  by  a  permit  issued  by  the  Secretary  may  possess,  buy, 
sell,  and  transport  migratory  waterfowl  and  their  increase  and  eggs  in  any 
manner  and  at  any  time  for  propagating  purposes;  and  migratory  waterfowl, 
except  the  birds  taken  under  paragraph  1  of  this  regulation,  so  possessed  may 
be  killed  by  him  at  any  time,  in  any  manner,  except  that  they  may  be  killed 
by  shooting  only  during  the  open  season  for  waterfowl  in  the  State  where 
taken,  and  the  unplucked  carcasses  and  the  plucked  carcasses,  with  heads  and 
feet  attached  thereto,  of  the  birds  so  killed  may  be  sold  and  transported  by  him 
in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  to  any  person  for  actual  consumption,  or  to 
the  keeper  of  a  hotel,  restaurant,  or  boarding  house,  retail  dealer  in  meat  or 
game,  or  a  club,  for  sale  or  service  to  their  patrons,  who  may  possess  such  car- 
casses for  actual  consumption  without  a  permit,  but  after  midnight  of  March 
31,  1919,  no  migratory  waterfowl  killed  by  shooting  shall  be  bought  or  sold 
unless  each  bird  before  attaining  the  age  of  four  weeks  shall  have  had  removed 
from  the  web  of  one  foot  a  portion  thereof  in  the  form  of  a  "  V  "  large  enough 


GAME   LAWS   FOR   1919.  75 

to  make  a  permanent  well-defined  mark  which  shall  be  sufficient  to  identify 
them  as  birds  raised  in  domestication  under  a  permit 

3.  Any  package  in  which  such  waterfowl  or  parts  thereof  or  their  eggs  are 
transported  shall  have  plainly  and  conspicuously  marked  on  the  outside  thereof 
the  name  and  address  of  the  permittee,  the  number  of  his  permit,  the  name 
and  address  of  the  consignee,  and  an  accurate  statement  of  the  number  and 
kinds  of  birds  or  eggs  contained  therein. 

4.  Applications  for  permits  must  be  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture, Washington,  D.  C.,  and  must  contain  the  following  information:  Name 
and  address  of  applicant ;  place  where  the  business  is  to  be  carried  on ;  number 
of  acres  of  land  used  in  the  business  and  whether  owned  or  leased  by  the  ap- 
plicant; number  of  each  species  of  waterfowl  in  possession  of  applicant;  names 
of  species  and  number  of  birds  or  eggs  of  each  species  if  permission  is  asked 
to  take  waterfowl  or  their  eggs ;  and  the  particular  locality  where  it  is  desired 
to  take  such  waterfowl  or  eggs. 

5.  A  person  granted  a  permit  under  this  regulation  shall  keep  books  and 
records  which  shall  correctly  set  forth  the  total  number  of  each  species  of 
waterfowl  and  their  eggs  possessed  on  the  date  of  application  for  the  permit 
and  on  the  first  clay  of  January  next  following;  also  for  the  calendar  year  for 
which  permit  was  issued  the  total  number  of  each  species  reared  and  killed, 
number  of  each  species  and  their  eggs  sold  and  transported,  manner  in  which 
such  waterfowl  and  eggs  were  transported,  name  and  address  of  each  person 
from  or  to  whom  waterfowl  and  eggs  were  purchased  or  sold,  together  with 
number  and  species  and  whether  sold  alive  or  dead ;  and  the  date  of  each 
transaction.     A  written  report  correctly  setting  forth  this  information  shall 
be  furnished  the  Secretary  during  the  month  of  January  next  following  the 
issuance  of  the  permit. 

6.  A  permittee  shall  at  all  reasonable  hours  allow  any  authorized  employee 
of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  to  enter  and  inspect  the  prem- 
ises where  operations  are  being  carried  on  under  this  regulation  and  to  inspect 
the  books  and  records  of  such  permittee  relating  thereto. 

7.  Permits  issued  under  this  regulation  shall  be  valid  only  during  the  calen- 
dar year  of  issue,  shall  not  be  transferable,  and  may  be  revoked  by  the  Secre- 
tary, if  the  permittee  violates  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  Migratory  Bird 
Treaty  Act  or  of  the  regulations  thereunder. 

8.  A  person  engaged  in  the  propagation  of  migratory  waterfowl  on  the  date 
on  which  these  regulations  become  effective  will  be  allowed  until  September  30, 
1918,  to  apply  for  the  permit  required  by  this  regulation,  but  he  shall  not  take 
any  migratory  waterfowl  without  a  permit. 

[As  amended  October  25,  1918.] 

REGULATION    9.— PERMITS    TO    COLLECT   MIGRATORY  BIRDS    FOR    SCIENTIFIC 

PURPOSES. 

A  person  may  take  in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  migratory  birds  and  their 
nests  and  eggs  for  scientiiic  purposes  when  authorized  by  a  permit  issued  by 
the  Secretary,  which  permit  shall  be  carried  on  his  person  when  he  is  collecting 
specimens  thereunder  and  shall  be  exhibited  to  any  person  requesting  to  see  the 
same. 

Application  for  a  permit  must  be  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  must  contain  the  following  information :  Name  and  ad- 
dress of  applicant  and  name  of  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  specimens 
are  proposed  to  be  taken  and  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  intended.  Each 
application  shall  be  accompanied  by  certificates  from  two  well-known  ornithol- 
ogists that  the  applicant  is  a  fit  person  to  be  intrusted  with  a  permit. 


76  FARMERS'  BULLETIN  1077. 

The  permit  will  authorize  .the  holder  thereof  to  possess,  buy,  sell,  and  trans- 
port in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  migratory  birds,  parts  thereof,  and  their 
nests  and  eggs  for  scientific  purposes.  Public  museums,  zoological  parks  and 
societies,  and  public  scientific  and  educational  institutions  may  possess,  buy, 
sell,  and  transport  in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  migratory  birds  and  parts 
thereof,  and  their  nests  and  eggs  for  scientific  purposes  without  a  permit,  but  no 
specimens  shall  be  taken  without  a  permit.  The  plumage  and  skins  of  migratory 
game  birds  legally  taken  may  be  possessed  and  transported  by  a  person  with- 
out a  permit. 

A  taxidermist  when  authorized  by  a  permit  issued  by  the  Secretary  may 
possess,  buy,  sell,  and  transport  in  any  manner  and  at  any  time  migratory 
birds  and  parts  thereof  legally  taken. 

Permits  shall  be  valid  only  during  the  calendar  year  of  issue,  shall  not  be 
transferable,  and  shall  be  revocable  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary.  A 
person  holding  a  permit  shall  report  to  the  Secretary  on  or  before  January 
10  following  its  expiration  the  number  of  skins,  nests,  or  eggs  of  each  species 
collected,  bought,  sold,  or  transported. 

Every  package  in  which  migratory  birds  or  their  nests  or  eggs  are  transported 
shall  have  clearly  and  conspicuously  marked  on  the  outside  thereof  the  name 
and  address  of  the  sender,  the  number  of  the  permit  in  every  case  when  a  per- 
mit is  required,  the  name  and  address  of  the  consignee,  a  statement  that  it 
contains  specimens  of  birds,  their  nests,  or  eggs  for  scientific  purposes,  and, 
whenever  such  a  package  is  transported  or  offered  for  transportation  from  the 
Dominion  of  Canada  into  the  United  States  or  from  the  United  States  into  the 
Dominion  of  Canada,  an  accurate  statement  of  the  contents. 

[As  amended  October  25,  1918.] 

REGULATION  10.— PERMITS  TO  KILL  MIGRATORY  BIRDS  INJURIOUS  TO  PROPERTY. 

When  information  is  furnished  the  Secretary  that  any  species  of  migratory 
bird  has  become,  under  extraordinary  conditions,  seriously  injurious  to  agri- 
culture or  other  interests  in  any  particular  community,  an  investigation 
will  be  made  to  determine  the  nature  and  extent  of  the  injury,  whether  the 
birds  alleged  to  be  doing  the  damage  should  be  killed,  and,  if  so,  during  what 
times  and  by  what  means.  Upon  his  determination  an  appropriate  order  will 
be  made. 

REGULATION   11.— SALE   OF  MIGRATORY   GAME  BIRDS   LAWFULLY   HELD   IN    COLD 

STORAGE  JULY  31,   1918. 

A  person  authorized  by  a  permit  issued  by  the  Secretary  may  possess  and 
may  sell  and  transport  until  midnight  of  March  31,  1919,  the  carcasses  of  migra- 
tory game  birds  lawfully  killed  and  by  him  lawfully  held  in  cold  storage  on 
July  31,  1918,  to  any  person  for  actual  consumption,  or  to  the  keeper  of  a  hotel, 
restaurant,  or  boarding  house,  retail  dealer  in  meat  or  game,  or  a  club,  for  sale 
or  service  to  their  patrons,  who  may  possess  such  carcasses  for  actual  con- 
sumption without  a  permit  until  midnight  of  April  5,  1919. 

[Added  by  proclamation  of  October  25,  1918.] 

REGULATION  12.— STATE  LAWS  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  MIGRATORY  BIRDS. 

Nothing  in  these  regulations  shall  be  construed  to  permit  the  taking,  posses- 
sion, sale,  purchase,  or  transportation  of  migratory  birds,  their  nests,  and  eggs 
contrary  to  the  laws  and  regulations  of  any  State,  Territory,  or  District  made 
for  the  purpose  of  giving  further  protection  to  migratory  birds,  their  nests,  and 


GAME  LAWS   FOR  1919.  77 

eggs  when  such  laws  and  regulations  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  convention 
between  the  United  States  and1  Great  Britain  for  the  protection  of  migratory 
birds  concluded  August  16,  1916,  or  the  migratory  bird  treaty  act  and  do  not 
extend  the  open  seasons  for  such  birds  beyond  the  dates  prescribed  by  these 
regulations. 

[Added  by  proclamation  of  October  25,  1918.] 


ORDER 

PERMITTING  THE  KILLING  OF  BOBOLINKS,  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  REEDBIRDS 
OR  RICE  BIRDS,  WHICH  HAVE  BECOME  SERIOUSLY  INJURIOUS  TO  AGRICUL- 
TURAL INTERESTS. 

[Issued  January  17,  1919.] 

Information  having  been  furnished  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  that  bobo- 
links, commonly  known  as  reedbirds  or  rice  birds,  have  become  seriously  in- 
jurious to  the  rice  crops  in  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Flor- 
ida, and  an  investigation  having  been  duly  and  regularly  made  pursuant  to 
law,  and  it  having  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  that  said 
birds  have  become,  under  extraordinary  conditions,  seriously  injurious  to  the 
rice  crops  in  said  States  and  that  the  injuries  so  inflicted  by  them  can  not  ade- 
quately be  controlled  in  the  communities  immediately  affected,  and  that  they 
should  therefore  be  killed  in  the  manner,  during  the  seasons,  and  in  the  States 
and  District  hereinafter  provided, 

NOW,  THEREFORE,  I,  D.  F.  Houston,  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  pursuant 
to  authority  in  me  vested  by  the  Migratory-Bird  Treaty  Act  of  July  3,  1918,  and 
in  conformity  with  Regulation  10  of  the .  Migratory -Bird  Treaty- Act  Regula- 
tions approved  and  proclaimed  July  31,  1918,  do  order  that  until  further  notice 
persons  may  kill  by  shooting,  bobolinks,  commonly  known  as  reedbirds  or  rice 
birds,  from  half  an  hour  before  sunrise  to  sunset,  from  September  1  to  Octo- 
ber 30,  inclusive,  in  the  States  of  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Delaware,  and 
Maryland  and  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  from  August  16  to  November  15, 
inclusive,  in  the  States  of  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Georgia, 
and  Florida,  but  the  birds  so  killed  shall  not  be  sold,  offered  for  sale,  or  shipped 
for  purposes  of  sale,  or  be  wantonly  wasted  or  destroyed,  but  they  may  be  used 
for  food  purposes  by  the  persons  killing  them,  and  they  may  be  transported 
to  hospitals  and  charitable  institutions  for  use  as  food. 

D.  F.  HOUSTON, 
Secretary   of  Agriculture. 


CANADIAN  REGULATIONS  UNDER  MIGRATORY-BIRDS 
CONVENTION  ACT. 

1.  In  these  regulations,  unless  the  context  otherwise  requires: 
( a )   "Migratory  game  birds  "  means  the  following : 
Anatidae  or  waterfowl,  including  brant,  wild  ducks,  geese,  and  swans ; 
Gruidse  or  cranes,  including  little  brown [,]   sandhill  and  whooping  cranes; 
Rallidse  or  rails,  including  coots,  gallinules,  and  sora  and  other  rails ; 
Limicolse  or  shorebirds,  including  avocets,  curlew,  dowitchers,  godwits,  knots, 

oyster  catchers,  phalaropes,  plovers,   sandpipers,  snipe,  stilts,  surf  birds, 

turnstones,  willet,  woodcock,  and  yellowlegs; 
Columbidse  or  pigeons,  including  doves  and  wild  pigeons. 


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(&)    "Migratory   insectivorous  birds"   mc-ans   the   following: 
Bobolinks,    catbirds,    chickadees,    cukoos,    flickers,    fly-catchers,    grosbeaks, 
humming  birds,  kinglets,  martins,  meadowlarks,  nighthawks  or  bull  bats, 
nuthatches,   orioles,   robins,    shrikes,   swallows,   swifts,    tanagers,    titmice, 
thrushes,    vireos,    warblers,    waxwings,    whippoorwill,    woodpeckers,    and 
wrens,  and  all  other  perching  birds  which  feed  entirely  or  chiefly  on  insects. 
(c)   "Migratory  nongame  birds"  means  the  following: 

Auks,  auklets,  bitterns,  fulmars,  gannets,  grebes,  guillemots,  gulls,  herons, 
jaegers,  loons,  murres,  petrels,  puffins,  shearwaters,  and  terns. 

2.  No  person  shall  kill,  capture,  injure,  take,  molest,  sell,  or  offer  for  sale 
any  migratory  game  birds  during  the  following  periods: 

Ducks,  geese,  brant,  or  rails: 

In  Prince  Edward  Island,  New  Brunswick,  Quebec,  Ontario,  Alberta,  British 
Columbia  (northern  district),  Northwest  Territories,  and  Yukon  Territory, 
December  15  to  August  31,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  Manitoba,  December  1  to  September  14,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  Nova  Scotia,  Saskatchewan,  and  British  Columbia  (southeastern  district), 
January  1  to  September  14,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  British  Columbia    (southwestern  district),  January  15  to  September  30, 

both  days  inclusive. 
Shore  birds  or  leaders,  including  only  the  following : 

Woodcock,  Wilson  or  jack  snipe,  blackbreasted  and  golden  plover,  and  the 
greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs. 

In  Prince  Edward  Island,  Nova  Scotia,  New  Brunswick,  and  in  the  counties 
of  Saguenay,  Rimouski,  Gaspe,  and  Bona venture  in  Quebec: 

December  1  to  August  14,  both  days  inclusive,  except  that  on  woodcock  and 
Wilson  or  jack  snipe  the  closed  season  in  Prince  Edward  Island  and  New 
Brunswick  shall  be  from  December  1  to  September  14.  and  in  Nova  Scotia 
from  December  15  to  August  31,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  Quebec,  other  than  the  aforementioned  maritime  counties,  Ontario,  Al- 
berta, British  Columbia  (northern  district),  Northwest  Territories,  and 
Yukon  Territory,  December  15  to  August  31,  both  days  inclusive,  except 
that  on  woodcock  and  Wilson  or  jack  snipe  the  close  season  in  Ontario 
shall  be  from  November  15  to  October  14,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  Manitoba :  December  1  to  September  14,  both  days  inclusive. . 

In  Saskatchewan  and  British  Columbia  (southeastern  district)  :  January  1 
to  September  14,  both  days  inclusive. 

In  British  Columbia    (southwestern  district)  :  January  15  to  September  30, 

both  days  inclusive. 
Provided,  however,  That — 

Indians  and  Eskimos  may  take  scoters  or  "  Siwash  ducks  "  for  food'  at  any 
time  of  the  year,  but.  scoters  so  taken  shall  not  be  sold. 

In  this  or  any  other  regulation  the  southern  limit  of  the  northern  district  of 
British  Columbia  shall  be,  west  to  east,  a  line  running  by  way  of  the 
middle  of  Dean  Channel,  Dean  River,  Entiako  River,  Nechako  River,  and 
the  Fraser  River  from  Fort  George  to  Yellowhead  Pass;  and  the  line  of 
division  between  the  southeastern  and  the  southwestern  districts  of 
British  Columbia  shall  be  the  summit  of  the  Cascade  Range,  as  defined  by 
the  British  Columbia  interpretation  act,  Revised  Statutes,  1911. 

3.  The   killing,   capturing,   taking,   injuring,   or   molesting   of   migratory   in- 
sectivorous birds,  their  eggs,  or  nests,  is  prohibited  throughout  the  year,  ex- 
cept as   hereinafter  provided. 

4.  The   killing,   taking,   injuring,   capturing   or  molesting  of   migratory   non- 
game  birds  or  their  eggs  or  nests,  except  as  herein  or  hereinafter  provided,  is 


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•prohibited  throughout  the  year ;  Provided,  however,  That  Indians  and  Eskimos 
may  take  at  any  season  auks,  auklets,  guillemots,  murres,  and  puffins  and  their 
eggs  for  human  food  and  their  skins  for  clothing,  but  birds  and  eggs  taken  in 
virtue  of  this  exemption  shall  not  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale  or  otherwise 
traded. 

f>.  A  close  season  shall  continue  until  the  1st  day  of  January,  1928,  on  the 
following  migratory  game  birds:  Band-tailed  pigeons,  little  brown,  sandhill, 
and  whooping  cranes,  swans,  curlew,  and  all  shore  birds  (except  the  black- 
breasted  and  golden  plover,  Wilson  or  jack  snipe,  woodcock,  and  the  greater 
and  lesser  yellowlegs).  In  the  Province  of  British  Columbia  during  SIK-II 
period  the  close  season  on  cranes,  swans,  and  curlew  shall  be  made  by  the 
proper  authorities  of  that  Province  within  the  general  dates  and  limitations 
elsewhere  prescribed  in  these  regulations  for  the  respective  groups  to  which 
these  birds  belong  or  greater  restrictions  on  the  hunting  of  these  birds  shall 
be  made  should  the  aforementioned  authorities  deem  such  further  restriction 
desirable,  as  provided  by  Article  III  of  the  convention  between  His  Majesty 
and  the  United  States  of  America,  scheduled  to  chapter  18,  7-8  George  V. 

6.  A  close  season  shall  continue  until  the  1st  day  of  January,  1923,  on  the 
wood  duck  and  eider  duck,  except  that  in  the  Province  of  British  Columbia  the 
wood  duck  shall  be  protected  by  such  special  means  or  regulations  as  the  proper 
authorities  of  that  Province  may  deem  appropriate,  as  provided  by  the  conven- 
tion referred  to  in  clause  5. 

7.  The  taking  of  the  nests  or  eggs  of  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous 
or  migratory  nongame  birds  is  prohibited  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  the 
regulations. 

8.  Migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous  or  migratory  nongame  birds  or 
parts  thereof  or  their  eggs  or  nests  may  be  taken,   shipped,  transported  or 
possessed  for  scientific  or  propagating  purposes,  but  only  on  the  issue  of  a 
permit  by  the  minister  or  by  any  person  duly  authorized  by  him.     Such  a  per- 
mit shall  terminate  at  the  end  of  the  calendar  year  in  which  it  shall  have  been 
issued ;  it  shall  not  be  transferable,  and  shall  be  revocable  at  .the  discretion  of 
the  minister. 

Such  permits  may,  upon  application,  be  granted  to  recognized  museums  or 
scientific  societies,  and  to  any  person  furnishing  written  testimonials  from  two 
well-known  ornithologists. 

Applications  for  permits  for  propagating  purposes  shall  be  accompanied  by  a 
statement  giving — 

(1)  The  species  of  birds  or  eggs  that  it  is  desired  to  take. 

(2)  The  number, 

(3)  The  place  at  which  the  birds  or  eggs  are  to  bo  takon. 

Any  package  in  which  such  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous,  or 
migratory  nongame  birds  or  parts  thereof  or  their  eggs  or  nests  are  shipped  or 
transported  for  scientific  or  propagating  purposes  shall  be  clearly  marked  on 
the  outside  with  the  number  of  th<i  permit,  the  name  and  address  of  the  shipper 
and  an  accurate  statement  of  the  contents. 

No  transportation  company  shall  accept  for  transportation  any  package  con- 
taining eggs,  nests,  or  parts  of  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous  or 
migratory  nongame  birds  unless  such  package  shall  be  marked  as  hpreml)eforo 
required,  and  shipment  of  the  same  through  the  mails  is  prohibited,  unless 
marked  as  aforesaid. 

9.  The  shipment  or  export  of  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous,  or 
migratory  nongame  birds  or  their  eggs  from  any  Province  during  the  close 
season  in  such  Provinces  is  prohibited  except  for  scientific  or  propagating  pur- 


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poses  and  traffic  between  Canada  and  the  United  States  in  any  such  birds,  or 
their  eggs,  captured,  killed,  taken,  or  shipped  at  any  time  contrary  to  the  laws 
of  the  Province  or  State  in  which  the  same  are  captured,  killed,  taken  or 
shipped,  is  likewise  prohibited. 

10.  No  person  shall  ship  or  offer  for  shipment  from  Canada  to  tire  United 
States  any  package  containing  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous  or  mi- 
gratory nongame  birds  or  any  parts  thereof  or  their  eggs  unless  such  package 
shall  have  the  name  and  address  of  the  shipper  and  an  accurate  statement  of  the 
contents  clearly  marked  on  the  outside  of  such  package. 

No  transportation  company  shall  accept  for  transportation  to  the  United 
States,  any  packages  of  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous  or  migratory 
nongame  birds  or  any  parts  thereof  or  their  eggs  unless  such  packages  bear  the 
name  and  address  of  the  shipper  and  an  accurate  statement  of  the  contents,  and 
shipment  of  the  same  through  the  mails  is  prohibited  unless  marked  as  afore- 
said. 

11.  If  any  of  the  migratory  game,  migratory  insectivorous,  or  migratory  non- 
game  birds  should,  under  extraordinary  conditions,  become  seriously  injurious 
to  agricultural,  fishing,  or  other  interests  in  any  particular  locality  the  minister 
may  issue  permits  to  kill  such  birds  so  long  as  they  shall  continue  to  be  injuri- 
ous.   Applications  for  such  permits  shall  include  a  full  statement  describing : 

(1)  The  species  and  an  estimate  of  the  number  of  birds  committing  the  dam- 
age. 

(:!)   The  nature  and  extent  of  the  damage. 

(3)  The  extent  of  the  agricultural  or  other  interests  threatened  or  involved. 

Such  permits  shall  be  revocable  at  the  discretion  of  the  minister.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  the  permit  the  person  to  whom  it  is  issued  shall  furnish  to  the 
minister  a  written  report  showing  the  number  of  birds  killed,  the  dates  upon 
which  they  were  killed  and  the  disposition  made  of  the  dead  birds. 

No  birds  killed  under  such  permits  shall  be  shipped,  sold,  or  offered  for  sale. 

12.  No  person  or  organization  shall  introduce  for  the  purpose  of  sport  or 
acclimatization  any  species  of  migratory  birds  without  the  consent  of  the  min- 
ister in  writing. 


CANADIAN  TARIFF  ACT  PROHIBITING  IMPORTATION  OF 

PLUMAGE. 

The  importation  of  bird  plumage  into  Canada  for  millinery  pur- 
poses is  prohibited  by  tariff  item  1212  under  schedule  C  (prohibited 
goods)  to  the  customs  tariff,  section  5,  by  the  enactment  of  the  Cana- 
dian customs  tariff  act  of  1914.  Item  1212  prohibits  the  entry  of  the 
following : 

1212.  Aigrettes,  egret  plumes,  or  so-called  osprey  plumes,  and  the  feathers, 
quills,  heads,  wings,  tails,  skins,  or  parts  of  skins  of  wild  birds  either  raw  or 
manufactured ;  but  this  provision  shall  not  come  into  effect  until  January  1, 
1915,  and  shall  not  apply  to — 

(a)  The  feathers  or  plumes  of  ostriches; 

(b)  The  plumage  of  the  English  pheasant  and  the  Indian  peacock; 

(c)  The  plumage  of  wild  birds  ordinarily  used  as  articles  of  diet; 

(d)  The  plumage  of  birds  imported  alive,  nor  to 

(e)  Specimens  imported  under  regulations  of  the  minister  of  customs  for  any 
natural-history  or  other  museum  or  for  educational  purposes. 

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